involved (adj.)

"complicated," 1640s, past-participle adjective from involve. Earlier it meant "spirally curved" (1610s).

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late 14c., "envelop, surround; make cloudy or obscure," from Old French involver and directly from Latin involvere "envelop, surround, overwhelm," literally "roll into," from in- "in" (from PIE root *en "in") + volvere "to roll," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve." Mid-15c. as "concern oneself." Sense of "take in, include" first recorded c. 1600. Related: Involved; Involving.

Obscurest night involved the sky,

The Atlantic billows roared,

[Cowper, "The Castaway"]

self-involved (adj.)

"wrapped up in oneself or one's thoughts," 1812, from self- + involved.

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Definitions of involved from WordNet

involved (adj.)

connected by participation or association or use;

I don't want to get involved

everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified

we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved

the involved muscles

the problems involved

involved (adj.)

entangled or hindered as if e.g. in mire;

the difficulties in which the question is involved

Synonyms: mired

involved (adj.)

emotionally involved;

involved (adj.)

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott;

the plot was too involved

Synonyms: Byzantine / convoluted / knotty / tangled / tortuous

involved (adj.)

enveloped;

a castle involved in mist

the difficulties in which the question is involved

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