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labyrinthine

[lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen]
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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
complicated; tortuous: the labyrinthine byways of modern literature.
Also lab·y·rin·thi·an [lab-uh-rin-thee-uh n] /ˌlæb əˈrɪn θi ən/, lab·y·rin·thic.

Origin of labyrinthine

First recorded in 1740–50; labyrinth + -ine1
Related formslab·y·rin·thi·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for labyrinthian

Historical Examples of labyrinthian

  • Then he retraced his labyrinthian steps in a corresponding swath.

    St. Cuthbert's

    Robert E. Knowles

  • What an indescribable, unimaginable mass of labyrinthian motions must exist among these myriads of little bodies!

    Aether and Gravitation

    William George Hooper

  • They hit on this plan because they feared an ambush on any of the labyrinthian trails leading off in other unexplored directions.

    The Gilded Man

    Clifford Smyth

  • The Polish election is the clue to the labyrinthian intrigues and royal tergiversations during the period of the interregnum.

  • A straight course lay open to Cutty, but he chose the labyrinthian because he was obsessed.

    The Drums Of Jeopardy

    Harold MacGrath

British Dictionary definitions for labyrinthian

labyrinthine

labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk)

adjective

of or relating to a labyrinth
resembling a labyrinth in complexity
Derived Formslabyrinthically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for labyrinthian

labyrinthine

adj.

1630s; see labyrinth + -ine (1). Earlier adjective forms were labyrinthian (1580s); labyrinthial (1540s).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
labyrinthian in Medicine

labyrinthine

[lăb′ə-rĭn′thĭn, -thēn′]

adj.

Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth.
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