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    Daedalian
    /diːˈdeɪlɪən/

    adjective

    • 1. ingenious, intricate, and confusing: "this curious amalgamation of comfortable hotel and Daedalian cruise ship"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › DaedalianDaedalian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment. Daedalian adjective. or Daedalean. di-ˈdāl-yən. Examples of Daedalus in a Sentence.

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › DaedalianDaedalian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Daedalian ( comparative more Daedalian, superlative most Daedalian) Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful . 1812, Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations volume 1, book 2, chapter 2, page 484, published in London by Cadell and Davies.

  4. www.thefreedictionary.com › DaedalianDaedalian - definition of Daedalian by The Free Dictionary

    Dae·da·lus. (dĕd′l-əs) n. Greek Mythology. A renowned craftsman, sculptor, and inventor and builder of the Labyrinth. He fashioned the wings with which he and his son Icarus escaped from Crete after their imprisonment by Minos. Dae·da′li·an, Dae·da′le·an (dĭ-dā′lē-ən, -dāl′yən) adj.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › daedalian_adjDaedalian | Daedalean adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    What does the adjective Daedalian mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective Daedalian, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAEDALIAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. Greek mythology. an Athenian architect and inventor who built the labyrinth for Minos on Crete and fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus to flee the island. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Daedalian in American English. (diˈdeɪliən ; diˈdeɪljən ) or Daeˈdalean (diˈdeɪliən ; diˈdeɪljən ) adjective. 1.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › daedalianDaedalian Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Daedalian Definition. Of Daedalus. Daedal. Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful. Difficult to comprehend due to complexity or intricacy. Deceitful, duplicitous.

  8. www.definitions.net › definition › daedalianWhat does daedalian mean? - Definitions.net

    cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. Daedalian adjective. crafty; deceitful. Etymology: [L. daedalus cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. ; cf. to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical Ddalus (Gr. , lit., the cunning worker).]

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Order_of_DaedaliansOrder of Daedalians - Wikipedia

    The Order of Daedalians is a fraternal and professional order of American military pilots. The namesake of the order is Daedalus who according to Greek mythology was the first person to achieve heavier-than-air flight.

  10. www.wordsense.eu › DaedalianDaedalian: meaning, definition - WordSense

    Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful. Chapman. Our bodies decked in our daedalian arms. Difficult to comprehend due to complexity or intricacy. Deceitful, duplicitous. Examples. Automatically generated practical examples in English:

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySynonyms of DAEDALIAN | Collins American English Thesaurus

    Definition. not easy to do, understand, or solve. It was a very difficult decision to make. Synonyms. problematical, involved, complex, complicated, delicate,