labyrinthicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌlab(ə)ˈrɪnθᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌlæb(ə)ˈrɪnθᵻk(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s labyrinthicall, 1600s– labyrinthical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin labyrinthicus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin labyrinthicus labyrinthic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly later labyrinthic adj.

= labyrinthine adj. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > parts of hearing organ > [adjective] > labyrinth

labyrinthicala1631

labyrinthine1831

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > intricate, complex

knottya1225

curiousc1400

labyrinthialc1540

labyrinthian1588

labyrinthicala1631

labyrinthic1632

labyrinthine1775

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 332 Poore intricated soule! Riddling, perplexed, labyrinthicall soule!

1670 J. Swan Speculum Mundi (ed. 4) ix. §2. 498 The eares be like certain doores, with labyrinthicall entries, and crooked windings.

1778 Trip to Melasge II. xxv. 184 An offuscated treatise of labyrinthical, crebusical, chaosetical, hieroglyphicks.

1801 Bell's Weekly Messenger 31 May 1/2 The secularizations and partitions in Germany are a labyrinthical business.

1879 G. L. Sci. of Taste v. 141 Our laws are a labyrinthical fabric of artificial and incomprehensible complexity.

1903 Med. Standard 26 409/2 Dr. Kyle says: ‘The diagnosis of catarrhal deafness, when not associated with labyrinthical deafness, is comparatively easy.’

1944 Lima (Ohio) News 25 Mar. 2/7 Labyrinthical side passages in other directions.

2011 M. van de Port Ecstatic Encounters 62 A world that is heir to the ethos of the baroque, that seeks to dazzle and stun you, that forces you into its labyrinthical ways.

Derivatives

labyˈrinthically adv. in a labyrinthine manner; convolutedly; as though in a labyrinth.

ΚΠ

1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos ii. 190 The Linguist onely Labours so much about, as if all mens soules, and all Truth lay at stake, and were eternally to live or dye at the Priests mercy, shutting out or letting people into the light of life by their lips, as laborinthically, as laboriously unlocking of that humane secret.

1853 W. S. Wickenden Another Queer Bk. 123 A ravine, winding labyrinthically among broken knolls and precipices.

1915 Mod. Philol. 13 123 It may lose itself labyrinthically in the endless field of poetic expression.

1972 Adv. Insect Physiol. 9 355 Two extremely long, labyrinthically interwoven identical chondrioconts are formed.

2011 Financial Law Reporter (Nexis) 16 Nov. The facts labyrinthically placed in the jargon of hosts of applications, appeals and revisions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	labyrinthical
释义	labyrinthicaladj. Brit. /ˌlab(ə)ˈrɪnθᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌlæb(ə)ˈrɪnθᵻk(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s labyrinthicall, 1600s– labyrinthical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin labyrinthicus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin labyrinthicus labyrinthic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare slightly later labyrinthic adj. = labyrinthine adj. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > hearing organ > parts of hearing organ > [adjective] > labyrinth labyrinthicala1631 labyrinthine1831 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] > intricate, complex knottya1225 curiousc1400 labyrinthialc1540 labyrinthian1588 labyrinthicala1631 labyrinthic1632 labyrinthine1775 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 332 Poore intricated soule! Riddling, perplexed, labyrinthicall soule! 1670 J. Swan Speculum Mundi (ed. 4) ix. §2. 498 The eares be like certain doores, with labyrinthicall entries, and crooked windings. 1778 Trip to Melasge II. xxv. 184 An offuscated treatise of labyrinthical, crebusical, chaosetical, hieroglyphicks. 1801 Bell's Weekly Messenger 31 May 1/2 The secularizations and partitions in Germany are a labyrinthical business. 1879 G. L. Sci. of Taste v. 141 Our laws are a labyrinthical fabric of artificial and incomprehensible complexity. 1903 Med. Standard 26 409/2 Dr. Kyle says: ‘The diagnosis of catarrhal deafness, when not associated with labyrinthical deafness, is comparatively easy.’ 1944 Lima (Ohio) News 25 Mar. 2/7 Labyrinthical side passages in other directions. 2011 M. van de Port Ecstatic Encounters 62 A world that is heir to the ethos of the baroque, that seeks to dazzle and stun you, that forces you into its labyrinthical ways. Derivatives labyˈrinthically adv. in a labyrinthine manner; convolutedly; as though in a labyrinth. ΚΠ 1660 S. Fisher Rusticus ad Academicos ii. 190 The Linguist onely Labours so much about, as if all mens soules, and all Truth lay at stake, and were eternally to live or dye at the Priests mercy, shutting out or letting people into the light of life by their lips, as laborinthically, as laboriously unlocking of that humane secret. 1853 W. S. Wickenden Another Queer Bk. 123 A ravine, winding labyrinthically among broken knolls and precipices. 1915 Mod. Philol. 13 123 It may lose itself labyrinthically in the endless field of poetic expression. 1972 Adv. Insect Physiol. 9 355 Two extremely long, labyrinthically interwoven identical chondrioconts are formed. 2011 Financial Law Reporter (Nexis) 16 Nov. The facts labyrinthically placed in the jargon of hosts of applications, appeals and revisions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1631
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