mazy

[mey-zee] Origin

ma·zy

[mey-zee]
adjective, ma·zi·er, ma·zi·est.
full of confusing turns, passages, etc.; like a maze; labyrinthine.

Origin:
1500–10; maze + -y1

ma·zi·ly, adverb
ma·zi·ness, noun
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Mazy is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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mazy (ˈmeɪzɪ)
 
adj , mazier, maziest
of or like a maze; perplexing or confused
 
mazily
 
adv
 
maziness
 
n

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mazy
1570s, from maze + -y (2).
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