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labyrinthine

adjective
 
 
/ˌlæb.əˈrɪn.θaɪn/ literary

Definition

describes something that has a lot of parts and is therefore confusing: Beneath the city lies a labyrinthine network of tunnels. It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the film's labyrinthine plot.Difficult to understandComplicated and difficult to doPuzzle and confuse
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