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tortuous

Twist vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

twist | tortuous |


As a noun twist

is twist.

As an adjective tortuous is

twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Tortuous vs Inscrutable - What's the difference?

tortuous | inscrutable |


As adjectives the difference between tortuous and inscrutable

is that tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted while inscrutable is difficult or impossible to comprehend, fathom or interpret.

As a noun inscrutable is

one who or that which is inscrutable; a person, etc that cannot be comprehended.

Torturing vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

torturing | tortuous |


As a noun torturing

is an act of torture.

As a verb torturing

is .

As an adjective tortuous is

twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Tortuous vs Wind - What's the difference?

tortuous | wind |


As an adjective tortuous

is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

As a noun wind is

wind; movement of air usually caused by convection or differences of air pressure.

Lopsided vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

lopsided | tortuous |


As adjectives the difference between lopsided and tortuous

is that lopsided is not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other while tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Tortuous vs Labyrinth - What's the difference?

tortuous | labyrinth |


As an adjective tortuous

is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

As a noun labyrinth is

labyrinth.

Byzantine vs Tortuous - What's the difference?

byzantine | tortuous |


As adjectives the difference between byzantine and tortuous

is that byzantine is while tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

As a noun byzantine

is (historical) a byzant (coin).

Tortuous vs Trite - What's the difference?

tortuous | trite |


As adjectives the difference between tortuous and trite

is that tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted while trite is worn out; hackneyed; used so many times that it is no longer interesting or effective (often in reference to a word or phrase).

As a noun trite is

a denomination of coinage in ancient greece equivalent to one third of a stater.

Tortuous vs Longwinded - What's the difference?

tortuous | longwinded |


As adjectives the difference between tortuous and longwinded

is that tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted while longwinded is .

Tortuous vs Distort - What's the difference?

tortuous | distort |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between tortuous and distort

is that tortuous is (obsolete) injurious; tortious while distort is (obsolete) distorted; misshapen.

As adjectives the difference between tortuous and distort

is that tortuous is twisted; having many turns; convoluted while distort is (obsolete) distorted; misshapen.

As a verb distort is

to bring something out of shape.

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