adj.1 full of twists and turns (followed a tortuous route).
2 devious, circuitous, crooked (has a tortuous mind).
Derivatives:
tortuosity n. (pl. -ies). tortuously adv. tortuousness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L tortuosus f. tortus a twist (as TORT)
adj.1 full of twists and turns (followed a tortuous route).
2 devious, circuitous, crooked (has a tortuous mind).
Derivatives:
tortuosity n. (pl. -ies). tortuously adv. tortuousness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. L tortuosus f. tortus a twist (as TORT)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012