labyrinthine
adjective
lab·y·rin·thine
ˌla-bə-ˈrin(t)-thən 
-ˈrin-ˌthīn
-ˌthēn
-ˈrin-ˌthīn
-ˌthēn
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Examples of labyrinthine in a Sentence
labyrinthine politics that left us totally befuddled
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Among travelers, its most famous sight is the labyrinthine City Palace complex, an ornate granite-and-marble waterfront fortress that’s practically a town unto itself.
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Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
Asian markets dance with complexity, geopolitics, and a dash of volatility Asian equity markets are taking center stage amidst a labyrinthine economic landscape.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 June 2023
But as the search for La Tercera becomes increasingly labyrinthine, Rosario’s mother and the entire Delgado family emerge in all their dizzying traitors and heroes, reactionaries and revolutionaries.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2023
Bond driving directly from labyrinthine Italian streets to a railroad station, on the flat, in what looks like another town entirely, or emerging from a foggy Norwegian forest into a nice bright day.
—The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2021
Given the safety requirements and protocols, the setup for the graduation was labyrinthine.
—Corbett Smith, Dallas News, 30 May 2020
Devs is only the latest in a series of puzzle-box shows more preoccupied with their own cleverness and their labyrinthine twists than with the burden of watchability.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2020
The result of this technique is that Raulff’s text is somehow dreamy but not sentimental; labyrinthine but not frustrating.
—C. E. Morgan, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
Here are five recommendations for purchase that might lead you into your own labyrinthine journey through the wormhole that is Bandcamp.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
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Lila Battis, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
Asian markets dance with complexity, geopolitics, and a dash of volatility Asian equity markets are taking center stage amidst a labyrinthine economic landscape.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 26 June 2023
But as the search for La Tercera becomes increasingly labyrinthine, Rosario’s mother and the entire Delgado family emerge in all their dizzying traitors and heroes, reactionaries and revolutionaries.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2023
Bond driving directly from labyrinthine Italian streets to a railroad station, on the flat, in what looks like another town entirely, or emerging from a foggy Norwegian forest into a nice bright day.
—The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2021
Given the safety requirements and protocols, the setup for the graduation was labyrinthine.
—Corbett Smith, Dallas News, 30 May 2020
Devs is only the latest in a series of puzzle-box shows more preoccupied with their own cleverness and their labyrinthine twists than with the burden of watchability.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2020
The result of this technique is that Raulff’s text is somehow dreamy but not sentimental; labyrinthine but not frustrating.
—C. E. Morgan, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
Here are five recommendations for purchase that might lead you into your own labyrinthine journey through the wormhole that is Bandcamp.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2020
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First Known Use
1632, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Medical Definition
labyrinthine
adjective
lab·y·rin·thine
-ˈrin(t)-thən; -ˈrin-ˌthīn
-ˌthēn
-ˌthēn
: of, relating to, affecting, or originating in the inner ear
human labyrinthine lesions
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