a. | 1. | Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal; labyrinthian. |
Adj. | 1. | labyrinthine - relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness" |
2. | labyrinthine - resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" Synonyms: labyrinthian, mazy | |
3. | labyrinthine - highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" |