daedal

dae·dal

 (dēd′l)

adj.

1. Ingenious and complex in design or function; intricate.

2. Finely or skillfully made or employed; artistic.

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[Latin daedalus, from Greek daidalos.]

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daedal

(ˈdiːdəl) or

dedal

adj

literary skilful or intricate

[C16: via Latin from Greek daidalos; see Daedalus]

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dae•dal

(ˈdid l)

adj.

1. skillful; ingenious.

2. cleverly intricate.

3. diversified.

[1580–90; < Latin daedalus skillful < Greek]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Daedal - (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus Daedalus Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
Adj.	1.	daedal - complex and ingenious in design or function; "the daedal hand of nature" complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

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daedal

adjective

Difficult to understand because of intricacy:

byzantine, complex, complicated, convoluted, Daedalian, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthine, tangled.

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