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lab-uh-RINTH-yn/ˌlæbəˈrɪnθaɪn/

Labyrinthine means like a labyrinth: intricate and confusing: labyrinthine corridors, labyrinthine rules. A labyrinth (already in the dictionary) is the noun — maze or tangled system. Circuitous and tortuous (already in the dictionary) describe a roundabout or twisting route, not the whole warren; opaque is hard to see through. Nested folders are not a restore test.

Meaning

Like a labyrinth; intricate and confusing.

Examples

• “A labyrinthine shared-drive is not a backup policy.”
• “A labyrinth is the noun (already in C2). Maze is everyday. Circuitous is of a route (already in C2). Tortuous is twisting (already in C2). One named live folder can be dull and still exact. A nest of copies with no restore test is a hole. Name the backup; then enjoy the architecture.”

Good to know

Maze-like; bewilderingly complex. Noun: labyrinth (already in C2). Everyday: maze. Contrast: circuitous / tortuous (of a route — already in C2). Folders ≠ a backup.

Near in meaning

maze-like, intricate, tangled, convoluted

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