labyrinthine
Étymologie
[modifier le wikicode]Adjectif
[modifier le wikicode]| Nature | Forme |
|---|---|
| Positif | labyrinthine |
| Comparatif | more labyrinthine |
| Superlatif | most labyrinthine |
labyrinthine
- Labyrinthique; en forme de labyrinthe.
In the pyloric canal, muscular ridges are more fixed than elsewhere and produce quite a labyrinthine surface.
— (Steen L. Jensen, H. Gregerson. M. H. Shokouh-Amin, F. G. Moody, (eds.), Essentials of Experimental Surgery: Gastroenterology, page 27/4, 1996)Crane trotted along the labyrinthine corridors of deck 3, accompanied by a young marine with close-cropped blond hair.
— (Lincoln Child, Deep Storm, page 185, 2011)
- Déroutant, flou.
Mamet, like one of his characters, invents a labyrinthine, convoluted spiel leading nowhere, and like a magician distracts us with his words while elaborately not producing a rabbit from his hat.
— (Roger Ebert, Review of "American Buffalo", 1996)Any attempt to answer that question would carry us into the labyrinthine corridors of Jefferson’s famously elusive mind.
— (Joseph J. Ellis, Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation, page 51, 2000)By coupling "essence" with "name" within a series of contraposed pairs of names, Socrates indicates the point to which he thinks his labyrinthine argument has led so far in the Cratylus.
— (Michael W. Riley, "Plato’s Cratylus: Argument, form, and structure", page 103, 2005)
Verbe
[modifier le wikicode]Synonymes
[modifier le wikicode]- en forme de labyrinthe
- déroutant, flou
Apparentés étymologiques
[modifier le wikicode]- labyrinth
- labyrinthal
- labyrinthed
- labyrinthial
- labyrinthian
- labyrinthic
- labyrinthical
- labyrinthically
- labyrinthiform
Prononciation
[modifier le wikicode]- \læb.əˈrɪn.θɪn\, \læb.əˈrɪn.θin\, \læb.əˈrɪn.θaɪn\
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Références
[modifier le wikicode]- Cette page utilise des informations de l’article du Wiktionnaire en anglais, sous licence CC BY-SA 4.0 : labyrinthine. (liste des auteurs et autrices)