intricately
In an intricate mannerIn an intricate manner; with involution or infoldings; with perplexity or intricacy.
» A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
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1 sensesIn an intricate manner; with involution or infoldings; with perplexity or intricacy.
- with elaboration
Examples
4 sentencesA longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
The longsword was sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
deDas Langschwert steckte in einer exquisit gravierten Scheide. — xtofu80
The hilt of Sir Thomas' sword was intricately decorated with silver leaf.
deDas Heft von Sir Thomas’ Schwert schmückte ein aufwändiges Blattsilberdekor. — Yorwba
Add a few ornaments, lights and a pile of intricately wrapped gifts under the tree and it means that Christmas has arrived!
Forms
more intricately, most intricately| Comparative | more intricately Lesson |
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| Superlative | most intricately |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- with elaboration:elaboratelyin an elaborate way
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.