English
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/ËtÉËʧuÉs/, SAMPA|/"tO:[email protected]/
(General American|US) IPA|/ËtÉɹʧuÉs/, SAMPA|/"[email protected]/
Adjective
en-adj
- twisted|Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
#* 2007 October 6, âSlogging on the Home Frontâ, editorial in w:The New York Times|The New York Times,
#*: It still takes almost half a year for the average veteranâs claim for disability benefits to be decided in a tortuous process that can involve four separate hearings.
Usage notes
This term has strongly negative connotations, perhaps transferred from the similar-sounding adjective torturous.
Translations
Italian: contorto
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Japanese: JAchar|æ²ããããã£ã (ã¾ããããã£ã, magarikunetta)
fa:tortuous
fr:tortuous
io:tortuous
te:tortuous
vi:tortuous
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