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labyrinthine
UK /ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn/ US /ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn/
adj 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
brown, white
VERB + LABYRINTHINE
produce, trotted
LABYRINTHINE + NOUN
buildings, corridors, deck, libraries
PREP.
along, amidst
ADV.
quite
Definitions
adj
1
Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze.
As our train to Paris dashed through the labyrynthine flyovers at Porchefontaine, barely a mile from Versailles, the 75 m.p.h. limit was already almost attained.
In the pyloric canal, muscular ridges are more fixed than elsewhere and produce quite a labyrinthine surface.
2
Relating to the labyrinth of the inner ear.
3
Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing.
Mamet, like one of his characters, invents a labyrinthine, convoluted spiel leading nowhere, and like a magician distracts us with his words while elaborately not producing a rabbit from his hat.
Any attempt to answer that question would carry us into the labyrinthine corridors of Jefferson's famously elusive mind.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
- labyrinthian
- mazy
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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As our train to Paris dashed through the labyrynthine flyovers at Porchefontaine, barely a mile from Versailles, the 75 m.p.h. limit was already almost attained.
Wiktionary02
In the pyloric canal, muscular ridges are more fixed than elsewhere and produce quite a labyrinthine surface.
Wiktionary03
Crane trotted along the labyrinthine corridors of deck 3, accompanied by a young marine with close-cropped blond hair.
Wiktionary04
Tatoeba is starting to look like one of Borges' labyrinthine libraries.
Tatoeba · #73380105
Microsoft Corporation's headquarters in Redmond was like a university, when I was there. It was full of white and brown labyrinthine buildings amidst a forest.
Tatoeba · #10465362Usage Notes
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