Definitions for tortuous

tortuous tor·tu·ous

Spelling: [tawr-choo-uh s]
IPA: /ˈtɔr tʃu əs/

Tortuous is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 115 anagrams from letters in tortuous (oorsttuu).

Definitions for tortuous

adjective

  1. full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked:
  2. not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; intricate; circuitous:
  3. deceitfully indirect or morally crooked, as proceedings, methods, or policy; devious.

Origin of tortuous

1350-1400; Middle English Latin tortuōsus, equivalent to tortu(s) a twisting (tor(quēre) to twist, bend + -tus suffix of v. action) + -ōsus -ous

Examples for tortuous

In 2011, after tortuous negotiations, a deal was struck for $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years.

The Quetta Shura official says the negotiations with the French were tortuous.

Dick, will you tell me what I do know, if I do not read every turn and trick of their tortuous nature?

The principle of nationality is emerging from the tortuous confusion of the ages.

Vermicular: worm-like, tortuous: resembling the tracks of a worm.

The Fortymile is a very picturesque but most tortuous river.

There was a winding stair of stone, narrow and tortuous, in one corner of the tower.

So why take the tortuous and offensive back-door route to appreciating Wharton?

All of the various things I do I love doing, and occasionally I find them tortuous.

As Lafayette said, America was far away and the politics of Europe were tortuous.

Word Value for tortuous
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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