| 单词 | tortuously |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈtortuously ˈtortuously adv. in a tortuous manner (literal and figurative; in quot. 1839 misused for tortiously adv.). ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adverb] > off the direct line > bendingly or windingly a-crooka1387 acrooka1387 crooked1545 windingly1576 bendingly1658 serpentinely1762 tortuously1839 meanderingly1865 snakily1870 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [adverb] > tortiously tortiouslya1812 tortuously1839 1839 Morning Herald 3 June Any person, whose vote has been..tortuously refused at an election. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xlv. 413 We wound our way tortuously among them. 1884 Pall Mall Gaz. 8 Aug. 5/1 Puget Sound..runs southward tortuously from Vancouver Island far into the rugged heart of the Washington territory. < as lemmas |
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