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multilayered

[ muhl-tee-ley-erd, muhl-tahy-, muhl-tee-ley-erd, muhl-tahy- ]

/ ˌmʌl tiˈleɪ ərd, ˌmʌl taɪ-, ˈmʌl tiˌleɪ ərd, ˈmʌl taɪ- /

adjective

having two or more layers.

offering several viewpoints, solutions, degrees of complexity, etc.: the multilayered problem of urban development.

Also multilayer.

Origin of multilayered

First recorded in 1930–35; multi- + layer + -ed³

Words nearby multilayered

multilamellar body, multilateral, multilateralism, multilateralize, multilayer, multilayered, multilevel, multiline insurer, multilinear form, multilingual, multilith

Example sentences from the Web for multilayered

Indeed, whatever his role, it is likely only a small piece of a complicated, multilayered puzzle.

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The very best pictures by those artists seem impossibly complex and multilayered, defying paraphrase.

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The performances and writing are multidimensional and multilayered.

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It was difficult to predict whether his multilayered ironies would go down well in Tel Aviv.

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They might not have been wholly intellectual in their costuming, but their message was multilayered.

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