bɪˈzæntaɪn ˈbɪzəntiːn ˌkɒnvəˈl(j)uːtɪd ˌkɑnvəˈlutəd ɪnˈvɑlvd ɪnˈvɒlvd ˈnɒti

læb.ə.ˈɹɪn.θi.ɛn ˌlab.əˈɹɪn.θʌɪn ˌlæb.əˈɹɪn.θɪn ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs ˈtɔɹt͡ʃuəs highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious the Byzantine tax structure Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship convoluted legal language convoluted reasoning the plot was too involved a knotty problem got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering Oh, what a tangled web we weave tortuous legal procedures tortuous negotiations lasting for months resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear labyrinthine deafness