Associations to the word «Tortuous»
Noun
- Narrow
- Labyrinth
- Steep
- Maze
- Artery
- Path
- Pore
- Intrigue
- Bayou
- Shallow
- Thoroughfare
- Sinus
- Gorge
- Vein
- Diplomacy
- Semblance
- Spiral
- Turning
- Passage
- Alley
- Stream
- Gloom
- Throng
- Ravine
- Channel
- Twist
- Deep
- Corridor
- Lesion
- Street
- Boulder
- Navigation
- Trail
- Course
- Route
- Terrain
- Reef
- Bend
- Negotiation
- Serpent
- Journey
- Lane
- Sunshine
- Meadow
- Particle
- Vessel
- Filter
- Canon
- Above
- Pathway
- Logic
- Slope
- Commune
- Mile
- Dark
- Maneuver
- Progress
- Road
- Creek
Adjective
Wiktionary
TORTUOUS, adjective. Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
TORTUOUS, adjective. (obsolete) injurious; tortious
TORTUOUS, adjective. (astrology) oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely
Dictionary definition
TORTUOUS, adjective. Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months".
TORTUOUS, adjective. Marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track".
TORTUOUS, adjective. Not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.