daedal

[ deed-l ]
/ ˈdid l /
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adjective

skillful; ingenious.
cleverly intricate.
diversified.

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Origin of daedal

1580–90; <Latin daedalus skillful <Greek daídalos, equivalent to daidál(lein) to work with skill + -os adj. suffix

Words nearby daedal

dado, dado head, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Dad rock, DAE, daedal, Daedala, Daedalid, Daedalion, Daedalus, daemon
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Words related to daedal

tricky, tortuous, sophisticated, complex, tangled, convoluted, labyrinthine, baroque, difficult, abstruse, can of worms, fancy, hard, involved, obscure, perplexing, rococo, byzantine, entangled, high-tech

British Dictionary definitions for daedal

daedal

dedal

/ (ˈdiːdəl) /

adjective

literary skilful or intricate

Word Origin for daedal

C16: via Latin from Greek daidalos; see Daedalus
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