Daedalian
/diːˈdeɪlɪən
/adjective
Ingenious, intricate, and confusing: this curious amalgamation of comfortable hotel and Daedalian cruise ship...
- As we leave Oban, we begin to find our way around this curious amalgamation of comfortable hotel and Daedalian cruise ship.
- He was unable to wind his way through the Daedalian mazes of a modern bill of fare.
- This informed his interest in machinery, in difficult texts, and in Daedalian structures such as labyrinths and winding stairs.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Latin Daedaleus 'relating to Daedalus' + -ian.
- multicharge
- multi-chip
- multi-choice
- multi-choke
- multichord
- multiciliate
- multiciliated
- multicipital
- multicircuit
- multicistronic
- multi-city
- multi-class
- multi-coat
- multicoat
- multi-coated
- multi-coating
- multi-coil
- multicollinearity
- multicolored
- multicolour
- multicoloured
- multicolouredness
- multi-column
- multicomponent
- multicomponential