tortuous

Pronunciation: /ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs/

The English word “tortuous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
Injurious; tortious.

From Middle English tortuous, tortuose, from Anglo-Norman and Old French tortuos, from Latin tortuōsus, from tortus (“a twisting, winding”).

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