labyrinthine

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth: "the labyrinthine corridors ... of bureaucratic red tape” (William H. Hallahan).

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  • Air blew mild, full of odors the sun had baked from the soil. —  Starfarers
  • The jungle gave way to mangrove; the river became more labyrinthine, the banks mere stretches of mud, and the water a dull grey colour. —  A Rude Awakening
  • The tunnels through which Isarn led him seemed labyrinthine, winding and turning with no pattern or reason. —  Stormblade
  • Even if the routes he took to gain that benefit were sometimes labyrinthine, the final destination was always there, in sight. —  Roger MacBride
  • Why not? —  Colors of Chaos
 

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/læbɪˈrɪnθɪn/
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