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
Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed.
Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be
well.