convolutedly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *wolwō Latin volvō Latin convolvō Latin convolūtusbor. English convolute English -ed English convoluted Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English convolutedly From convoluted + -ly.
Meanings
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In a convoluted manner.
Just as girlie magazines have just enough words to convolutedly justify their “magazine” status, Fox News has just enough information to convolutedly justify its “news” status.
2005, Alexandra Kitty, Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more convolutedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most convolutedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
pl zawile (in a convoluted manner)