labyrinthine

[ lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen ]

/ ˌlæb əˈrɪn θɪn, -θin /

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adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.

complicated; tortuous: the labyrinthine byways of modern literature.

Also lab·y·rin·thi·an

[lab-uh-rin-thee-uhn], /ˌlæb əˈrɪn θi ən/, lab·y·rin·thic.

Origin of labyrinthine

First recorded in 1740–50; labyrinth + -ine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM labyrinthine

lab·y·rin·thi·cal·ly, adverb

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Example sentences from the Web for labyrinthine

With that, Pedro bade them a fond farewell, and departed along a labyrinthian way they could not follow.
Unexplored!|Allen Chaffee
I followed those tangled lines and labyrinthian ways into the vital places of our faithful vehicle.
The Car That Went Abroad|Albert Bigelow Paine
They hit on this plan because they feared an ambush on any of the labyrinthian trails leading off in other unexplored directions.
The Gilded Man|Clifford Smyth
He taught them to explore the labyrinthian avenues of human nature—the vast circuit of their own immortal minds.
Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution|L. Carroll Judson

What an indescribable, unimaginable mass of labyrinthian motions must exist among these myriads of little bodies!
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper

British Dictionary definitions for labyrinthine

labyrinthine

labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk)

/ (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn) /

adjective

of or relating to a labyrinth

resembling a labyrinth in complexity

Derived forms of labyrinthine

labyrinthically, adverb

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Medical definitions for labyrinthine

labyrinthine

[ lăb′ə-rĭn′thĭn, -thēn′ ]

adj.

Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth.

单词	labyrinthine
释义	labyrinthine [ lab-uh-rin-thin, -theen ] / ˌlæb əˈrɪn θɪn, -θin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR labyrinthine ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth. complicated; tortuous: the labyrinthine byways of modern literature. Also lab·y·rin·thi·an [lab-uh-rin-thee-uhn], /ˌlæb əˈrɪn θi ən/, lab·y·rin·thic. Origin of labyrinthine First recorded in 1740–50; labyrinth + -ine¹ OTHER WORDS FROM labyrinthine lab·y·rin·thi·cal·ly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for labyrinthine With that, Pedro bade them a fond farewell, and departed along a labyrinthian way they could not follow. Unexplored!\|Allen Chaffee I followed those tangled lines and labyrinthian ways into the vital places of our faithful vehicle. The Car That Went Abroad\|Albert Bigelow Paine They hit on this plan because they feared an ambush on any of the labyrinthian trails leading off in other unexplored directions. The Gilded Man\|Clifford Smyth He taught them to explore the labyrinthian avenues of human nature—the vast circuit of their own immortal minds. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution\|L. Carroll Judson What an indescribable, unimaginable mass of labyrinthian motions must exist among these myriads of little bodies! Aether and Gravitation\|William George Hooper British Dictionary definitions for labyrinthine labyrinthine labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk) / (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn) / adjective of or relating to a labyrinth resembling a labyrinth in complexity Derived forms of labyrinthine labyrinthically, adverb 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 Words related to labyrinthine meandering, tortuous, winding, tangled, convoluted, intricate, serpentine, twisting, complex, elaborate, sinuous, wandering, zigzag, mazy Medical definitions for labyrinthine labyrinthine [ lăb′ə-rĭn′thĭn, -thēn′ ] adj. Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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labyrinthine

adjective

Origin of labyrinthine

OTHER WORDS FROM labyrinthine

Example sentences from the Web for labyrinthine

British Dictionary definitions for labyrinthine

labyrinthian (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪən) or labyrinthic (ˌlæbəˈrɪnθɪk)

adjective

Derived forms of labyrinthine

Words related to labyrinthine

Medical definitions for labyrinthine

adj.