Tending to combine or unite things; of the nature of a complex or composite whole.
From Latin complexus 'woven together' plus '-ive'. A rare English formation used mainly in philosophical and linguistic contexts.
Linguistics nerds love this word—it describes how language constantly combines simple elements into complex wholes, just like how a complex number combines real and imaginary parts!
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