tortuous
/tɔrʧuəs/
adjective
8 letters3 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.
“tortuous legal procedures”
“tortuous negotiations lasting for months”
2
Marked by repeated turns and bends.
“a tortuous road up the mountain”
3
Not straightforward.
“his tortuous reasoning”
WORD FORMS
Related formtortuousness
Related formtortuosity
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®8 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word16 points
Triple word24 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinortuoustay
Starts & ends withT … S
Syllablestor · tu · ous
SYNONYMS & RELATED14
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