gordian
1 of 2noun
gor·di·an
ˈgȯ(r)dēən
plural -s
1
usually capitalized archaic : gordian knot
2
[New Latin Gordius genus of roundworms + English -an] : a member of the Gordioidea
gordian
2 of 2adjective
"
1
sometimes capitalized : intricate, complicated
2
[New Latin Gordi us + English -an] : of or relating to the Gordioidea
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Gordius of Phrygia + English -an (noun suffix)
Adjective
Gordius of Phrygia + English -an (adjective suffix)
- criminal conversation
- criminal conversations
- criminal court
- criminal courts
- criminal defamation
- criminal law
- criminal lawyer
- criminal lawyers
- criminal libel
- criminal mind
- criminal record
- criminalisation
- criminalisations
- criminalise
- criminalised
- criminalises
- criminalising
- criminalism
- criminalisms
- criminalist
- criminalistic
- criminalistics
- criminalists
- criminalities
- criminality