How to pronounce“tortuous”in English
IPA/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃuəs/
Syllablestor·tu·ous
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adjective
Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
“The badger made his dark and tortuous hole on the side of every hill where the copsewood grew thick.”
adjective
Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
“Infortunate ascendent tortuous.”
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