tortuous

[US]/ˈtɔːtʃuəs/
[UK]/ˈtɔːrtʃuəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. winding; not straightforward; ambiguous; twisted; deceitful.

Phrases & Collocations

tortuous road

tortuous reasoning

tortuous path

Example Sentences

a tortuous plot; tortuous reasoning.

a tortuous road through the mountains.

I wrote tortuous essay for obscure journals.

the road adopts a tortuous course along the coast.

they laboured up a steep, tortuous track.

Tortuous as the road of struggle is, our prospects are bright.

They climbed along the tortuous mountain trail.

We have travelled a tortuous road.

They walked through the tortuous streets of the old city.

Never mind the tortuous explanation; tell me in plain English, are you coming or not?

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