tortuous
21tortuous — 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 …
22tortuous — 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… …
23tortuous — See tortuous, torturous …
24tortuous — adj. Tortuous is used with these nouns: ↑journey, ↑route …
25tortuous — 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; …
26tortuous — /ˈtɔtʃuəs / (say tawchoohuhs) adjective 1. full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked. 2. not direct or straightforward as in a course of procedure, thought, speech, or writing: *He d forgotten that Algie s tortuous grammar… …
27tortuous, torturous — Tortuous means winding and circuitous ( The road wound tortuously through the mountains ). When used figuratively it usually suggests crookedness or deviousness ( a tortuous tax evasion scheme ). The word is thus better avoided if all you mean …
28tortuous, torturous — Tortuous means winding and circuitous ( The road wound tortuously through the mountains ). When used figuratively it usually suggests crookedness or deviousness ( a tortuous tax evasion scheme ). The word is thus better avoided if all you mean …
29tortuous, torturous — Tortuous means winding, crooked. Torturous means full of, or causing, torture (pain). The path of the stream is tortuous. The surgeon began a torturous examination of the patient s neck. Noting that torturous has two r s will help one to… …
30tortuous / torturous — Tortuous means winding, crooked, with many twists and turns : Wiley Driver was very adept at driving the tortuous mountain roads of western North Carolina. Torturous means very painful, like torture : Mick Stupp found doing math homework… …
