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Summary

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tortuous:
- Wiktionary:
  tortuous → tortueux
- Synonyms for "tortuous":
  Byzantine; convoluted; involved; knotty; tangled; complex
  twisting; twisty; winding; voluminous; crooked
  indirect

English

Detailed Translations for tortuous from English to French

tortuous:

Translation Matrix for tortuous:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	Byzantine; convoluted; involved; knotty; tangled; twisting; twisty; voluminous; winding
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	sinuous; winding

Related Words for "tortuous":

tortuousness, tortuously

Synonyms for "tortuous":

Byzantine; convoluted; involved; knotty; tangled; complex
twisting; twisty; winding; voluminous; crooked
indirect

Related Definitions for "tortuous":

not straightforward¹
- his tortuous reasoning¹
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious¹
- tortuous legal procedures¹
- tortuous negotiations lasting for months¹
marked by repeated turns and bends¹
- a tortuous road up the mountain¹

Wiktionary Translations for tortuous:

tortuous

adjective

Qui faire plusieurs tours et retours. — note Se dit surtout des rivières, des chemins, ainsi que des serpents.
- tortueux → tortuous; twisted; crooked; twisty

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University