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mazy

American  
[mey-zee] / ˈmeɪ zi /

adjective

mazier, maziest

  1. full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.

mazy British  
/ ˈmeɪzɪ /

adjective

  1. of or like a maze; perplexing or confused

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Other Word Forms

  • mazily adverb
  • maziness noun

Etymology

Origin of mazy

First recorded in 1500–10; maze + -y 1

Example Sentences

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But no-one comes anywhere near his counterpart on the other side of the Clasico divide when it comes to twinkled-toed, mazy runs.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

His replacement Ordaz put the game to rest, slotting in from a mazy run down the left and low cross by Bouanga.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

His mazy run and finish in the 3-2 win over the Netherlands in Argentina has long been lauded as one of the best ever scored in dark blue.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

It is a mazy delight, a “Faerie Queene” for the modern age.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023

Much of the island is submerged during the rainy season, and even in the dry summer pieces of the mazy shoreline are constantly calving off like icebergs and falling into the water.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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