The meaning of Labyrinthine

adjective

Like a maze; labyrinthine.

Usage examples:

The mazy old fishing quarter

adjective

Like a maze (= a complicated system of paths in which you can easily get lost)

Usage examples:

The canals were mazy and unsigned, so she had to navigate by landmarks., she quickly got lost in th…

adjective

Following a winding course.

Usage examples:

Meandering rivers flow at vastly different rates

noun

An act of following a winding course.

Usage examples:

Ox-bow lagoons left by the river's meanderings

verb

(of a river or road) follow a winding course.

Usage examples:

A river that meandered gently through a meadow

adjective

(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.

Usage examples:

A rambling six-hour speech

noun

The activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure.

Usage examples:

A rambling club

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

Usage examples:

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

adjective

Of or like a serpent or snake.

Usage examples:

Serpentine coils

noun

A dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.

Usage examples:

The metamorphic mineral serpentine - or magnesium silicate hydroxide - is composed of magnesium, si…

verb

Move or lie in a winding path or line.

Usage examples:

Fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper

adjective

Having many curves and turns.

Usage examples:

The river follows a sinuous trail through the dale

adjective

Moving in a twisting, curving, or indirect way, or having many curves

Usage examples:

He enjoyed watching the sinuous bodies of the dancers., the hikers followed the sinuous path throug…

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

Usage examples:

A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

Usage examples:

The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

noun

A thing with a spiral shape.

Usage examples:

A barley sugar twist

adjective

Travelling aimlessly from place to place; itinerant.

Usage examples:

A wandering preacher

verb

Walk or move in a leisurely or aimless way.

Usage examples:

I wandered through the narrow streets

noun

A twisting movement or course.

Usage examples:

The windings of the stream

adjective

Following a twisting or spiral course.

Usage examples:

Our bedroom was at the top of a winding staircase

verb

Cause (someone) to have difficulty breathing because of exertion or a blow to the stomach.

Usage examples:

The fall nearly winded him

noun

A line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns.

Usage examples:

She traced a zigzag on the metal with her finger

adjective

Having the form of a zigzag; veering alternately to right and left.

Usage examples:

When chased by a predator, some animals take a zigzag course

adverb

So as to move right and left alternately.

Usage examples:

She drives zigzag across the city