Associations to the word «Tortuous»

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

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".