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21tortuous — , torturous Tortuous means winding and circuitous ( The road wound tortuously through the mountains ). When used figuratively it usually suggests deviousness ( a tortuous tax avoidance scheme ). The word is thus better avoided if all you mean… …
22tortuous — adjective 1) a tortuous route Syn: twisting, twisty, twisting and turning, winding, windy, zigzag, sinuous, snaky, serpentine, meandering, circuitous Ant: straight 2) a tortuous …
23tortuous — UK [ˈtɔː(r)tʃuəs] / US [ˈtɔrtʃuəs] adjective 1) twisting and turning around many bends a tortuous route 2) extremely complicated a tortuous process Derived words: tortuously adverb tortuousness noun uncountable …
24tortuous — [ˈtɔːtʃuəs] adj 1) extremely complicated a tortuous process[/ex] 2) twisting and turning around many bends a tortuous route[/ex] …
25tortuous — adj. 1 full of twists and turns (followed a tortuous route). 2 devious, circuitous, crooked (has a tortuous mind). Derivatives: tortuosity n. (pl. ies). tortuously adv. tortuousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L tortuosus f. tortus a twist (as… …
26tortuous — adjective /ˈtɔːʧuəs,ˈtɔɹʧuəs/ Twisted; having many turns; convoluted. It still takes almost half a year for the average veteran’s claim for disability benefits to be decided in a tortuous process that can involve four separate hearings …
27tortuous — Having many curves; full of turns and twists. [L. tortuosus, fr. torqueo, to twist] * * * tor·tu·ous tȯrch (ə )wəs adj marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns <a tortuous blood vessel> tor·tu·os·i·ty tȯr chə wäs ət ē n, pl ties… …
28tortuous — See tortuous, torturous …
29tortuous — adj. Tortuous is used with these nouns: ↑journey, ↑route …
30tortuous — tor•tu•ous [[t]ˈtɔr tʃu əs[/t]] adj. 1) full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked 2) not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; circuitous: tortuous negotiations[/ex] 3) deceitfully indirect or morally crooked; …
