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mazy

American  
[may-zee] / ˈmeɪ zi /

adjective

mazier, maziest
  1. full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.


mazy British  
/ ˈmeɪzɪ /

adjective

  1. of or like a maze; perplexing or confused

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mazy

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


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His replacement Ordaz put the game to rest, slotting in from a mazy run down the left and low cross by Bouanga.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Bourgeois was centrally involved in the try that made the victory safe for France, her mazy run across the field preceding replacement Emilie Boulard adding their third score from close range in the 75th minute.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025

The visitors enjoyed plenty of early possession and could have doubled their lead after Ahmedhodzic's early opener, with Cameron Archer having a shot deflected wide following a mazy run.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024

It is a mazy delight, a “Faerie Queene” for the modern age.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2023

She read on, following the commentary through the mazy paths it led her on, until she came to: Keeping still is the mountain; it is a bypath; it means little stones, doors, and openings.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Methinks that maze must have been mazier than this blue and gold one overhead.

From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Vernon Lee

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