hydra-headed

[ hahy-druh-hed-id ]

/ ˈhaɪ drəˌhɛd ɪd /

containing many problems, difficulties, or obstacles.

having many branches, divisions, facets, etc.

Origin of hydra-headed

First recorded in 1590–1600

Ah, he was certain that this time the hydra-headed one should not overcome him.

The Carpet from Bagdad |Harold MacGrath
One after another was sent to pot; but, hydra-headed, still they come!

Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 |Various
Just as I had thought myself clear of my old life for ever, it had sprung up again, hydra-headed, and threatened to annihilate me.

Sheilah McLeod |Guy Boothby
For months he has been battling with the hydra-headed brood.

The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Galatians |G. G. Findlay

Evil complicates, by one knows not what hydra-headed monstrosity, the vast, cosmic whole.

Toilers of the Sea |Victor Hugo