adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Skilful, ingenious, cunning.

   "His daedale hand would faile, and greatly faint, / And her perfections with his error taint […]"

Adjective

1. 1
   complex and ingenious in design or function wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

complexadeptadroitaptartisticauthoritative

Example

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"His daedale hand would faile, and greatly faint, / And her perfections with his error taint […]"

Etymology

From Latin daedalus, from Ancient Greek δαίδαλος (daídalos, “skillful”).

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