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- pronunciation:
- tor
chu
s
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
changing direction frequently; twisting, winding, or crooked, as a path.
The donkeys made their way down the tortuous path to the base of the canyon.- synonyms:
- crooked, meandering, sinuate, sinuous, twisting, winding
- antonyms:
- straight
- similar words:
- curvy, labyrinthine, serpentine, undulating, zigzag
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definition 2: |
not easy to follow; not straightforward; devious.
I wasn't sure whether I agreed with his tortuous argument in favor of capital punishment.- synonyms:
- deceptive, devious, indirect, sinuous
- antonyms:
- straightforward
- similar words:
- ambiguous, circuitous, convoluted, crooked, evasive, misleading
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related words: |
circuitous, intricate, wavy |
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derivations: |
tortuously (adv.), tortuousness (n.) |
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