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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tor•tu•ous /ˈtɔrtʃuəs/USA pronunciation adj. - full of twists, turns, or bends:a tortuous path.
- not direct or straightforward, as in behavior or speech:tortuous reasoning.
tor•tu•ous•ly, adv. tor•tu•ous•ness, n. [uncountable]See -tort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tor•tu•ous (tôr′cho̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. - full of twists, turns, or bends;
twisting, winding, or crooked:a tortuous path. - not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech;
intricate;
circuitous:tortuous negotiations lasting for months. - deceitfully indirect or morally crooked, as proceedings, methods, or policy;
devious.
- Latin tortuōsus, equivalent. to tortu(s) a twisting (tor(quēre) to twist, bend + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action) + -ōsus -ous
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bent, sinuous, serpentine.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evasive, roundabout, indirect.
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