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labyrinthine
adjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 12
- Starts with
- L
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ABYRINTHIN
- Scrabble score
- 20
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
“the Byzantine tax structure”
adjective
resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity
“a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths”
adjective
relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear
“labyrinthine deafness”
In context
Example Sentences
the Byzantine tax structure
Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
convoluted legal language
convoluted reasoning
the plot was too involved
a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths
labyrinthine deafness
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