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- 1. ingenious, intricate, and confusing: "this curious amalgamation of comfortable hotel and Daedalian cruise ship"
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Aug 19, 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.
Define Daedalian. Daedalian synonyms, Daedalian pronunciation, Daedalian translation, English dictionary definition of Daedalian. 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...
Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Daedalēus, ‑an suffix; proper name Dædalus, ‑ian suffix. See etymology. Nearby entries.
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).]
2 meanings: Greek mythology of or relating to the Athenian architect and inventor Daedalus Greek mythology an Athenian.... Click for more definitions.
The meaning of DAEDALUS is the legendary builder of the Cretan labyrinth who makes wings to enable himself and his son Icarus to escape imprisonment.
Adjective. Daedalian ( comparative more Daedalian, superlative most Daedalian) 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:
