tortuous
adj. US //ˈtɔɹtʃəwəs// UK //tˈɔːtʃuːəs// tor·tu·ous
From Middle English tortuous, tortuose, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuōsus, from tortus (“a twisting, winding”).
From Middle English tortuous, tortuose, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuōsus, from tortus (“a twisting, winding”).
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