"Daedalian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪˈdeɪliən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Daedalian.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more Daedalian [comparative], most Daedalian [superlative]
Etymology: Daedalus + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Daedalus|ian}} Daedalus + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Daedalian (comparative more Daedalian, superlative most Daedalian)
  1. Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful.
    Sense id: en-Daedalian-en-adj-Ql-n0usB
  2. Difficult to comprehend due to complexity or intricacy.
    Sense id: en-Daedalian-en-adj-MdORhoaI
  3. Deceitful, duplicitous.
    Sense id: en-Daedalian-en-adj-6mWY7pbq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 55 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 32 5 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 27 7 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Daedalean, Dedalian

Alternative forms

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