mazy

[ mey-zee ]

adjective

, ma·zi·er, ma·zi·est.

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

ˈmazy

/ ˈmeɪzɪ /

adjective

1. of or like a maze; perplexing or confused

Derived Forms

• ˈmazily, adverb
• ˈmaziness, noun

Other Words From

• mazi·ly adverb
• mazi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of mazy¹

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

Example Sentences

Conjecture, lost in the mazy distance, gladly lays hold of something substantial in the shape of snuff's first royal patron.

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Soon the dancing commenced, and Sayadio saw the spirits floating round in a mazy measure like wreaths of mist.

From Project Gutenberg

At Stirling Castle it will be convenient to take our next stand, and see “the mazy Forth unravelled.”

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There are galleries enough however, and one can readily lose oneself in its mazy turnings.

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Even the names of its mazy courts recall old stories, as well as their sometime dwellers.

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Related Words

• bending
• curving
• meandering
• serpentine
• sinuous
• snaking
• tortuous
• turning
• twisting
• twisty
• windy
• zigzag