[jun.gle] n, often attrib [Hindi jangal forest, fr. Skt jangala desert region] (1776) 1 a: an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation b: a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation
2: a hobo camp 3 a (1): a confused or disordered mass of objects: jumble (2): something that baffles or frustrates by its tangled or complex character: maze "the ~ of housing laws --Bernard Taper" b: a place of ruthless struggle for survival "the city is a ~ where no one is safe after dark --Stuart Chase" -- jun.gle.like adj -- jun.gly adj