Monday, May 27, 2013

Word for the Day: daedal

dae•dal (deed l)

adj.
1. skillful; ingenious
2. cleverly intricate
3. diversified
4. Finely or skillfully made or employed; artistic
5. A complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody

I was impressed by the computer's daedal circuitry.

[1580–90; < Latin daedalus skillful < Greek]

From Greek mythology: Daedalus, an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus

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