tortuous
11tortuous — 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… …
12tortuous — [ tɔ:tʃʊəs, jʊəs] adjective 1》 full of twists and turns. 2》 excessively lengthy and complex. Derivatives tortuosity noun (plural tortuosities). tortuously adverb tortuousness noun …
13tortuous — 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,… …
14tortuous — 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… …
15tortuous — 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 …
16tortuous — , 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… …
17tortuous — adjective 1) a tortuous route Syn: twisting, twisty, twisting and turning, winding, windy, zigzag, sinuous, snaky, serpentine, meandering, circuitous Ant: straight 2) a tortuous …
18tortuous — 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 …
19tortuous — [ˈtɔːtʃuəs] adj 1) extremely complicated a tortuous process[/ex] 2) twisting and turning around many bends a tortuous route[/ex] …
20tortuous — 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… …
