tortuously

tortuously
adverb see tortuous

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • tortuously — tortuous ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of twists and turns. 2) excessively lengthy and complex. DERIVATIVES tortuosity noun tortuously adverb tortuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin tortuosus, from torquere to twist …   English terms dictionary

  • tortuously — adverb 1. with twists and turns 2. in a tortuous manner tortuously haggling over the price …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tortuously — Tortuous Tor tu*ous, a. [OE. tortuos, L. tortuosus, fr. tortus a twisting, winding, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. tortueux. See {Torture}.] 1. Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tortuously — See tortuous. * * * …   Universalium

  • tortuously — adverb In a tortuous manner …   Wiktionary

  • tortuously — adv. crookedly, windingly, twistingly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • tortuously — tor·tu·ous·ly …   English syllables

  • tortuously — See: tortuous …   English dictionary

  • tortuous — tortuously, adv. tortuousness, n. /tawr chooh euhs/, adj. 1. full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path. 2. not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech; intricate; circuitous: tortuous… …   Universalium

  • tortuous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus twist, from torquēre to twist Date: 15th century 1. marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns ; winding < a tortuous path > 2. a. marked by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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