byzantine
adjective | /byzantine/
excessively complicated, intricate, and typically involving administrative detail
byzantine
adjective | /byzantine/
Advanced WordsHARDexcessively complicated, intricate, and typically involving administrative detail
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"The company's byzantine approval process delayed every new hire."
"Regulatory systems can become byzantine and hard to navigate."
Mnemonic Trick
BYZANTINE → BYZ (complex) + ANTI NE: think Byzantium's maze — very complicated system.
Etymology
From Byzantium (Eastern Roman Empire) known for complex bureaucracy.
Used for extremely intricate or convoluted administrative systems.
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