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labyrinthine

la·by·rint·hine

UK/ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/ US/ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/ uncommon

adjective

1.

relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear

  • “labyrinthine deafness”
2.

resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

  • “a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths”
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3.

highly involved or intricate

  • “the Byzantine tax structure”
  • “convoluted legal language”
  • “convoluted reasoning”
  • “intricate needlework”
  • “an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology”
  • “the plot was too involved”
  • “a knotty problem”

Origin

From labyrinth + -ine from Ancient Greek λᾰβύρῐνθος (lăbúrĭnthos, “a maze”).

Phrases

  • labyrinthine artery

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