hydra-headed

[ hahy-druh-hed-id ]

adjective

1. containing many problems, difficulties, or obstacles.
2. having many branches, divisions, facets, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydra-headed¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

But the animal itself is the same "hydra-headed monster," let whomsoever may fancy to pet it.

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Evil complicates, by one knows not what hydra-headed monstrosity, the vast, cosmic whole.

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Probably the fact that he had raised his wife from that condition kept the hydra-headed system continually before him.

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It would take the hydra-headed monster of—may I bring my mother to call on you and the—Mrs. Henderson?

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If self sets to work to slay self it will only end in rising hydra-headed from the contest.

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