Definitions for daedalˈdid l

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

dae•dalˈdid l(adj.)

  1. skillful; ingenious.

  2. cleverly intricate.

  3. diversified.

Origin of daedal:

1580–90; < L daedalus skillful < Gk

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Daedalus, Daedal(adj)

    (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus

  2. daedal(adj)

    complex and ingenious in design or function

    "the daedal hand of nature"

Wiktionary

  1. daedal(Adjective)

    Skilful, ingenious, cunning.

  2. Origin: From daedalus, from δαίδαλος.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Daedal(adj)

    alt. of Daedalian


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