{ , a. [ L. daedalus cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. &unr_;; cf. &unr_; to work cunningly. The word also alludes to the mythical Dædalus (Gr. &unr_;, lit., the cunning worker). ] 1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful; artistic; ingenious. [ 1913 Webster ] Our bodies decked in our dædalian arms. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ] The dædal hand of Nature. J. Philips. [ 1913 Webster ] The doth the dædal earth throw forth to thee,
Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Crafty; deceitful. [ R. ] Keats. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Daedal | 