| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rin(t)thə̇n, -)ˌthēn, -thīn adjective
Etymology: labyrinth + -ine
1. : of, like, or like that of a labyrinth : marked by extreme intricacy or ramification
a labyrinthine network of tortuous footways — R.T.Hopkins
a labyrinthine bureaucracy
: involved
sprawling labyrinthine sentences — A.L.Scott
: circuitous
got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering
2. : of, relating to, affecting, or originating in the internal ear
labyrinthine deafness
labyrinthine function
3.
[New Latin Labyrinthici + English -ine ]
: belonging to or characteristic of the Labyrinthici