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mazy

[ mey-zee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, ma·zi·er, ma·zi·est.

ˈmazy

/ ˈmeɪzɪ /

Origin of mazy¹

First recorded in 1500–10; maze + -y ¹

Conjecture, lost in the mazy distance, gladly lays hold of something substantial in the shape of snuff's first royal patron.

Soon the dancing commenced, and Sayadio saw the spirits floating round in a mazy measure like wreaths of mist.

At Stirling Castle it will be convenient to take our next stand, and see “the mazy Forth unravelled.”

There are galleries enough however, and one can readily lose oneself in its mazy turnings.

Even the names of its mazy courts recall old stories, as well as their sometime dwellers.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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