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daedal

[ deed-l ]
/ ˈdid l /
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adjective

skillful; ingenious.
cleverly intricate.
diversified.

Words related to daedal

tricky, tortuous, sophisticated, complex, tangled, convoluted, labyrinthine, baroque, difficult, abstruse, fancy, hard, involved, obscure, perplexing, rococo, byzantine, high-tech, complicated, detailed

Words nearby daedal

daddy-o, dado, dado head, dadra and nagar haveli, dae, daedal, daedala, daedalid, daedalion, daedalus, daemon

Origin of daedal

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