What does gordian mean?
Gordian means Alternative form of Gordian..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Alternative form of Gordian..
The final disentanglement of sister chromatids can only be achieved by cleavage of the "gordian knot" by separin.
This fire, like the eye of gordian snake, Bewitch'd me towards; and I soon was near A sight too fearful for the feel of fear: In thicket hid I curs'd the haggard scene-- 500 The banquet of my arms, my arbour queen, Seated upon an uptorn forest root; And all around her shapes, wizard and brute, Laughing, and wailing, groveling, serpenting, Shewing tooth, tusk, and venom-bag, and sting!
Use gordian when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gordian means Alternative form of Gordian..
Common synonyms include complex.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The final disentanglement of sister chromatids can only be achieved by cleavage of the "gordian knot" by separin.
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