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Complicated...participial adjective

New York is a complicated city. In this sentence, is "complicated" a participial adjective? Is "complicated" ever a participial adjective?
  

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"complicated" can be an adjective, so I'd say it is an adjective here. Of course, it is similar to "complicated", past participle, but it's not used as a past participle in your example.

  • "complicated" can be an adjective, so I'd say it is an adjective here.
  • Of course, it is similar to "complicated", past participle, but it's not used as a past participle in your example.
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"complicated" can be an adjective, so I'd say it is an adjective here.
Of course, it is similar to "complicated", past participle, but it's not used as a past participle in your example.

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