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tortuous

adj
/ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs/UK/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃuəs/US

Etymology

From Middle English tortuous, tortuose, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuōsus, from tortus (“a twisting, winding”).

  1. derived from tortuōsus
  2. derived from tortuos
  3. inherited from tortuous

Definitions

  1. Twisted

    Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

    • The badger made his dark and tortuous hole on the side of every hill where the copsewood grew thick.

  2. Oblique

    Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.

    • Infortunate ascendent tortuous.

  3. Injurious

    Injurious; tortious.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA