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Definition of: tortuous
(tôr′ch
·əs) adjective
1. Consisting of or abounding in irregular bends or turns; twisting.
2. Figuratively, morally irregular or crooked; not straightforward; devious. [<AF <L tortuosus <tortus. See TORSION.]
—tor′tu·ous·ly adverb
—tor′tu·ous·ness noun
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