1) an area of low, wet land; a difficult, complicated situation (morass)
2) having lost natural simplicity through education or because of experience from high social living; having the latest design, methods etc (and sometimes suggesting it is complicated or needs a lot of effort) (sophisticated)
3) a newspaper with many pictures and without long or complicated news items (tabloid)
going a long way around
going around, indirect
made up of many connected parts (and often difficult to understand or explain)
involved, intricate
containing many details
itemized, particularized
having much detail
intricate; involved
(especially of small things) brightly coloured; made to please the eye; not plain or ordinary
extravagant, ornamental
not straight or direct
roundabout; unintended
hidden; not clearly seen; not easily understood; not well known
not easily understood
(directed) to or from one side
roundabout; unintended
not settled
bothered, upset
