be+tortuous
11tortuous — *winding, sinuous, serpentine, flexuous Analogous words: *crooked, devious: roundabout, circuitous, *indirect …
12tortuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of twists and turns. 2) excessively lengthy and complex. DERIVATIVES tortuosity noun tortuously adverb tortuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin tortuosus, from torquere to twist …
13tortuous — [tôr′cho͞o əs] adj. [ME < Anglo Fr < L tortuosus < tortus: see TORT] 1. full of twists, turns, curves, or windings; winding; crooked 2. not straightforward; devious; specif., deceitful or tricky tortuously adv. tortuousness n …
14tortuous — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)tʃuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A tortuous road is full of bends and twists. The only road access is a tortuous mountain route. Syn: winding 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and… …
15tortuous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus twist, from torquēre to twist Date: 15th century 1. marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns ; winding < a tortuous path > 2. a. marked by… …
16tortuous — tor|tu|ous [ˈto:tʃuəs US ˈto:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus; TORTURE1] 1.) a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along ▪ a… …
17tortuous — [ tɔ:tʃʊəs, jʊəs] adjective 1》 full of twists and turns. 2》 excessively lengthy and complex. Derivatives tortuosity noun (plural tortuosities). tortuously adverb tortuousness noun …
18tortuous — adjective 1 a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along: a tortuous path over the mountains to Kandahar 2 complicated and long and therefore confusing: The book begins with a long,… …
19tortuous — tortuously, adv. tortuousness, n. /tawr chooh euhs/, adj. 1. full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path. 2. not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; intricate; circuitous: tortuous… …
20tortuous — tor|tu|ous [ tɔrtʃuəs ] adjective 1. ) twisting and turning around many bends: a tortuous route 2. ) extremely complicated: a tortuous process ╾ tor|tu|ous|ly adverb ╾ tor|tu|ous|ness noun uncount …
