Labyrinthine
[lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen] /ˌlæb əˈrɪn θɪn, -θin/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or resembling a .
2.
complicated; tortuous:
the labyrinthine byways of modern literature.
/ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn/
adjective
1.
of or relating to a labyrinth
2.
resembling a labyrinth in complexity
adj.
1630s; see labyrinth + -ine (1). Earlier adjective forms were labyrinthian (1580s); labyrinthial (1540s).
labyrinthine lab·y·rin·thine (lāb’ə-rĭn’thĭn, -thēn’)
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth.
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