mazy

[ mey-zee ]

/ ˈmeɪ zi /

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adjective, ma·zi·er, ma·zi·est.

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

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Origin of mazy

First recorded in 1500–10; maze + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM mazy

ma·zi·ly, adverbma·zi·ness, noun

Words nearby mazy

mazopathia, mazopathy, Mazu, mazuma, mazurka, mazy, mazzard, Mazzini, mb, M'Ba, Mbabane

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How to use mazy in a sentence

Conjecture, lost in the mazy distance, gladly lays hold of something substantial in the shape of snuff's first royal patron.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Soon the dancing commenced, and Sayadio saw the spirits floating round in a mazy measure like wreaths of mist.
The Myths of the North American Indians|Lewis Spence
At Stirling Castle it will be convenient to take our next stand, and see “the mazy Forth unravelled.”
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various
There are galleries enough however, and one can readily lose oneself in its mazy turnings.
Egypt (La Mort De Philae)|Pierre Loti

Even the names of its mazy courts recall old stories, as well as their sometime dwellers.
Highways and Byways in London|Mrs. E. T. Cook.

British Dictionary definitions for mazy

mazy

/ (ˈmeɪzɪ) /

adjective mazier or maziest

of or like a maze; perplexing or confused

Derived forms of mazy

mazily, adverbmaziness, noun

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Origin of mazy

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