Their breasts erect they rear amid the deep, / their blood-red crests above the surface shine, / their hinder parts along the waters sweep, / trailed in huge coils and many a tortuous twine.
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Tortuous
//ˈtɔːt͡ʃuːəs//
Synonyms for "tortuous" (159 found)
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Adjective(8 words)
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Translations
16 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- изкривен adj (twisted)
- усукан adj (twisted)
Catalan
1 entries- tortuós adj (twisted)
Finnish
1 entries- kiemurainen adj (twisted)
French
2 entries- sinueux adj (twisted)
- tortueux adj (twisted)
Italian
1 entries- contorto adj (twisted)
Japanese
1 entries- 曲がりくねった adj (twisted)
Latin
2 entries- flexuosus adj (twisted)
- tortuōsus adj (twisted)
Persian
1 entries- پیچاپیچ adj (twisted)
Polish
3 entries- pokrętny adj (twisted)
- wykrętny adj (twisted)
- zawiły adj (twisted)
Portuguese
1 entries- tortuoso adj (twisted)
Spanish
1 entries- tortuoso adj (twisted)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
After three and-a-half years of tortuous negotiations and political chaos, Britain will officially leave the European Union at 11 o’clock in the evening London time Friday.
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After three-and-a-half years of tortuous negotiations and political chaos that forced the resignation of two prime ministers, Britain will officially leave the European Union at 11:00 p.m. London time Friday.
Source: tatoeba (8500886)
Learning spelling in English is more tortuous than in other languages. Children suffer in hidden ways.
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