English

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�t��ʧu�s/, SAMPA|/"tO:tSu@s/
(General American|US) IPA|/�t�ɹʧu�s/, SAMPA|/"tOrtSu@s/

Adjective
en-adj

1. twisted|Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

#* 2007 October 6, �Slogging on the Home Front�, editorial in w:The New York Times|The New York Times,
#*: It still takes almost half a year for the average veteran�s 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|������� (�������, magarikunetta)

fa:tortuous
fr:tortuous
io:tortuous
te:tortuous
vi:tortuous

• 2007-10-12 18:44 - Ruakh - /* Usage notes */ rewrite, explain influence from [[torturous]]

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