multilayered
adjective
mul·ti·lay·ered
ˌməl-tē-ˈlā-ərd 
-ˌtī-,
-ˈlerd
variants
or multilayer
: having or involving several distinct layers, strata, or levels
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The novel's plot is multilayered.
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Sergii Denysenko, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The Houthis successfully hit Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport with a ballistic missile Monday — a major feat that temporarily disrupted flights and demonstrated a failure of Israel’s multilayered air defense system.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 May 2025
Defending your organization against the threat of deepfakes requires a multilayered approach that incorporates both technical and non-technical controls and new business processes.
—Jim Richberg, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
With a multilayered sound design that acts as an invisible force, rendering nature unfamiliar as well, we’re invited to bear witness to the unimaginable pain seared onto the faces of evacuees and funeral attendees alike.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 21 May 2025
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multilayered
adjective
mul·ti·lay·ered
ˌməl-ti-ˈlā-ərd
-ˈle(-ə)rd
variants
or multilayer
-ˈlā-ər
-ˈle(-ə)r
: made up of or involving two or more layers or levels
Medical Definition
multilayered
adjective
mul·ti·lay·ered
ˌməl-ti-ˈlā-ərd, -ˈle(-ə)rd
variants
or multilayer
: having or involving several distinct layers, strata, or levels
multilayered epidermis
a multilayered personality
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