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Webster 1913 Edition
Daedalian
{
, Dæ′dal
,Dæ-dal′ian
}Adj.
[L.
daedalus
cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. [GREEK]
; cf. [GREEK]
to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical Dædalus (Gr. [GREEK]
, lit., the cunning worker).] 1.
Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious.
Our bodies decked in our
dædalian
arms. Chapman.
The
dædal
hand of Nature. J. Philips.
The doth the
Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers.
dædal
earth throw forth to thee,Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers.
Spenser.
2.
Crafty; deceitful.
[R.]
Keats.
Webster 1828 Edition
Daedalian
DAEDALIAN
, [See Dedalian]Definition 2024
Daedalian
Daedalian
English
Alternative forms
- Daedalean
- Dedalian
Adjective
Daedalian (comparative more Daedalian, superlative most Daedalian)
- Ingeniously or cunningly designed; artistic, ingenious, intricate, skillful.
- Chapman
- Our bodies decked in our daedalian arms.
- Chapman
- Difficult to comprehend due to complexity or intricacy.
- Deceitful, duplicitous.