labyrinthine

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(lăb'ə-rĭn'thĭn, -thēn') pronunciation lab·y·rin·thi·an (-thē-ən)
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, or constituting a labyrinth: "the labyrinthine corridors ... of bureaucratic red tape" (William H. Hallahan).


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adj

Definition: complicated
Antonyms: simple, straightforward

Pertaining to or emanating from a labyrinth.

  • l. responses — include righting and placing reflexes and nystagmus.
  • l. righting reflex — the reflex which coordinates body movements so that a cat dropped from a height with its belly uppermost will rotate in flight so that its belly is closest to the ground.
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