Word “Complicated”

Question

When you say a place is "complicated", what does it mean?

When I hear the word "complicated" I think of problem that is hard to solve, a place like maze, situation that requires lots of explanations.

But I see some people use word "complicated" to describe a place that is so crowded and chaotic.

For example, somebody said a library was so complicated because of too many visitors, and I thought it sounded awkward

Can word "complicated" also be used as adjectives like chaotic?

Answer 1

You are right! 'Complicated' does mean that it is difficult to understand. That said, we can have a complicated problem, puzzle, sum, and so on. I've never come across complicated place to mean crowded.

But yes, it can mean chaotic (but then 'chaotic' is again difficult to tackle/understand). Thus, many authors call our 'world,' a complicated place.