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tortuous

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(Inglese)

  1. (figuratively, often) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
  2. Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
  3. (obsolete) Injurious; tortious.

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs/
Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio
tortuous
In summary

From Middle English tortuous, tortuose, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuōsus, from tortus (“a twisting, winding”).

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