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mazy

American  
[mey-zee] / ˈmeɪ zi /

adjective

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


mazy British  
/ ˈmeɪzɪ /

adjective

  1. of or like a maze; perplexing or confused

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mazy

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

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But no-one comes anywhere near his counterpart on the other side of the Clasico divide when it comes to twinkled-toed, mazy runs.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

His replacement Ordaz put the game to rest, slotting in from a mazy run down the left and low cross by Bouanga.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

More than a quarter of a century has passed since Giggs scored one of the FA Cup's iconic goals, his mazy run and finish against Arsenal in 1999 securing Manchester United's place in the final.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2025

It is a mazy delight, a “Faerie Queene” for the modern age.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2023

Much of the island is submerged during the rainy season, and even in the dry summer pieces of the mazy shoreline are constantly calving off like icebergs and falling into the water.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Methinks that maze must have been mazier than this blue and gold one overhead.

From Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua by Vernon Lee

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