I think the word intricacies actually achived what it is meaning ;) On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Sofie Van Landeghem wrote:
"painstaking effort"? Who ever uses these words?
Sofie
Thomas Van Parys wrote:
Sofie Van Landeghem schreef:
"intricacies"
made me loose focus during my literature study, too :(
Fortunately, we have online dictionaries these days :
/n./ /pl./ *in·tri·ca·cies* *1. * The condition or quality of being intricate. *2. * Something intricate: the intricacies of a census form.
Another 5 minutes of my day well spent.
And then you double click 'intricate' and get:
in·tri·cate (ntr-kt) adj. 1. Having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate. See Synonyms at elaborate. 2. Solvable or comprehensible only with painstaking effort. See Synonyms at complex.
[Middle English from Latin intrctus, past participle of intrcre, to entangle, perplex : in-, in; see in-2 + trcae, perplexities, wiles.] intri·cate·ly adv. intri·cate·ness n.
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