hydra-headed
Americanadjective
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containing many problems, difficulties, or obstacles.
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having many branches, divisions, facets, etc.
Etymology
Origin of hydra-headed
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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But the protest movement's hydra-headed strength has also proved to be a weakness: it has been largely leaderless with no charismatic figure emerging for people to unite behind.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2022
Whatever we’re supposed to call this increasingly hydra-headed Disney content behemoth, it has rarely ventured in a direction this playful, this ghoulish, this exuberantly grotesque.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2022
The youth movement is often described as “leaderless” when it is actually hydra-headed, with new leaders emerging with every arrest.
From Reuters ● Dec. 18, 2020
DHS wound up subsuming 22 agencies from eight federal departments—with a combined budget of $40 billion and a payroll of 183,000 employees—into one hydra-headed behemoth.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2020
Closer, and faster on her track Hurries the hydra-headed pack, Lost Pussy!
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by E. W. (Edward William) Cole
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