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Torturous vs Tortulous - What's the difference?

torturous | tortulous |

As adjectives the difference between torturous and tortulous

is that torturous is of or pertaining to torture while tortulous is swelling out at intervals like a knotted cord.

torturous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to torture.
  • Painful, excruciating, torturing.

    • Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with tortuous.

    Synonyms

    * tormentous

    tortulous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Swelling out at intervals like a knotted cord.
    • (Webster 1913)