Daedalian

adjective

Dae·​da·​lian di-ˈdāl-yən 

variants or Daedalean

1

: of, relating to, or suggesting the mythological Daedalus

Daedalian wings of escape

—Curtis Bradford

2

: daedal

Word History

Etymology

Daedalus, mythical craftsman and inventor of ancient Greece noted especially for the construction of a labyrinth to contain the Minotaur and for the invention of wings with which he escaped imprisonment (from Latin, from Greek Daidalos) + English -ian, -ean

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Rhymes for Daedalian

• galleon