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Meaning of "tortuously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TORTUOUSLY

tortuously  [ˈtɔːtʃʊəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TORTUOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tortuously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TORTUOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tortuously in the English dictionary

The first definition of tortuously in the dictionary is in a twisted or winding manner. Other definition of tortuously is intricately. Tortuously is also in a devious or cunning manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TORTUOUSLY


ambiguously
æmˈbɪɡjʊəslɪ
assiduously
əˈsɪdjʊəslɪ
conspicuously
kənˈspɪkjʊəslɪ
contemptuously
kənˈtemptʃʊəslɪ
contiguously
kənˈtɪɡjʊəslɪ
continuously
kənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
discontinuously
ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ
disingenuously
ˌdɪsɪnˈdʒenjʊəslɪ
impetuously
ɪmˈpɛtjʊəslɪ
incongruously
ɪnˈkɒŋɡrʊəslɪ
inconspicuously
ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəslɪ
ingenuously
ɪnˈdʒɛnjʊəslɪ
promiscuously
prəˈmɪskjʊəslɪ
sensuously
ˈsɛnʃʊəslɪ
strenuously
ˈstrɛnjʊəslɪ
tenuously
ˈtɛnjʊəslɪ
unambiguously
ˌʌnæmˈbɪɡjʊəslɪ
unvirtuously
ʌnˈvɜːtʃʊəslɪ
virtuously
ˈvɜːtʃʊəslɪ
voluptuously
vəˈlʌptʃʊəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TORTUOUSLY

tortricid
tortrix
torts lawyer
Tortuga
tortuosities
tortuosity
tortuous
tortuousness
torture
torture chamber
torture flight
torture porn
tortured
torturedly
torturer
torturesome
torturing
torturingly
torturous
torturously

WORDS THAT END LIKE TORTUOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
dangerously
deliciously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of tortuously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tortuously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TORTUOUSLY

Find out the translation of tortuously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tortuously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tortuously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

曲折
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tortuosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

tortuously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tortuously
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ملتوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

извилисто
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tortuosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tortuously
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tortueuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyiksa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gewunden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曲がりくねって
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tortuously
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tortuously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tortuously
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளைந்து நெளிந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tortuously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıvrıla
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tortuosamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pokrętnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

извилисто
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

întortocheat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ύπουλα συντεταγμένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moeisaam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tortuously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tortuously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tortuously

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TORTUOUSLY»

The term «tortuously» is normally little used and occupies the 127.415 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TORTUOUSLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tortuously» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tortuously» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tortuously

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TORTUOUSLY»

Discover the use of tortuously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tortuously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The radicals of the Sanskrita language
^if^^l^i Jlrft go crookedly, move tortuously, v^chfrl he moves tortuously. If . 3f^\ 1< ^)^u) mark, ^chr) he marks the bull. 3[^: m. mark, sin. 3: 31^ 10. <^pjt mark, distinguish. 3f3K2| (rl he marks, he distinguishes. ^ ^ "vijch 10. r^jy^l mark. 3ieh.4j (r| he ...
Sir Charles Wilkins, 1815
2
Manual of the dissection of the human body
It ascends tortuously beneath the posterior belly of the digastricus and the stylo- hyoideus, next through or under the substance of the submaxillary gland ; it then rests upon the mylo-hyoideus, and subsequently mounts over the base of the jaw  ...
Luther Holden, John Langton, 1891
3
The Eclectic Journal of Medicine
... one sees on its surface, together with arteries of various sizes running tortuously in the uninjured fibrous cord-like partitions* of the cells of the corpus cavernosum, the helicine arteries — that is, arteries which, to the naked eye, or with a lens, ...
John Bell, 1838
4
The Eclectic Journal of Medicine
... that every fibrous cord, without exception, contains an artery of proportionate size, which runs in it tortuously, or rather in the form of a cork-screw; and that these arteries, like the fibrous cords in which they lie» communicate together.
‎1838
5
The Dublin Dissector. ... By a Member of the Royal College ...
The internal maxillary artery is the largest branch of the carotid ; it-bends in behind the neck of the lower jaw, between the bone and the internal lateral ligament, then runs tortuously between the pterygoid muscles, upwards, forwards , and ...
‎1829
6
A Dictionary in Sanscrit and English
... of birth. firfilim“ mfn. (Jilin-1i) Of the brute kind. in. (41:) The race or kind of animals, birds, 8w. 2. fimifirfir, and W race. fmfi'q or fiwi'mfn. (firi'ifirtfi fimlrll) Moving tortuously, going crookedly or awry, (the neuter is also used adverbially : see fimi'li.) ...
Horace Hayman Wilson, 1832
7
The principles and practice of obstetric medicine
Op the Lymphatic Circulation op the Female Genitals. — Lymphatic vessels, invested by delicate tunics of peritoneum, are seen distributed on all the external surfaces of the uterus. Of these some may be observed to ascend rather tortuously ...
David Daniel Davis, 1841
8
The Dublin Dissector, Or Manual of Anatomy: Comprising a ...
... all along the spinal cord ; third, the inferior cereballar artery often arises from the basilar ; it runs tortuously around the medulla oblongata, below the vagus, and sends its numerous branches to the inferior surface of the cerebellum. [ Varieties.
Robert Harrison, Robert Watts, 1843
9
A grammar of the Teloogoo language
A. Ac to mark - move - move tortuously. Ag to move- move tortuously. Anca y or> to mark. Ariga) Au.h to move • despise- "begin • move quickly. A^.ba to sin. Afh ro honour- serve. Accalu to contract the abdominal muscles. Agalu to separate ...
Alexander Duncan Campbell, 1820
10
A concise anatomical description of the arteries of the ...
Arteria coronaria inferior passes tortuously inwards and upwards under the muscles of the. lower lip, lying immediately under its mucous membrane, and uniting in the median line with the artery on the opposite side. g. Arteria masseteric^ ...
Philip Bennett Lucas, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TORTUOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tortuously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The GOP Makes a Move to Rein In Obama
The REINS Act -- an acronym for the tortuously-named Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act -- would require any major rule propagated by the ... «The Fiscal Times, Jul 15»
2
Summerfest celebrates 25th anniversary with a pair of stunning …
The words, relatively abstracted, were tortuously tongue-twisting and delivered at full speed in some instances, the syllables languidly drawn out the next ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
3
For the left wing, the Supreme Court is God
... Court rejected the divine image of human life, but because that belief is so insupportable to the Constitution that the Court had to tortuously extract a filament of ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
4
Column: New Horizons spacecraft spots GOP candidates
the Iran nuclear deal tortuously reached between the U.S., our Allies, Russia, China and Iran. Congress was never consulted during negotiations in Geneva with ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»
5
What's Up With the Average Billionaire's Wardrobe?
... of horn buttons on a suit's jacket to the slight dip at the back of the trousers enabling them to touch the heel of the wearer's shoes—is tortuously agonized over. «New York Observer, Jul 15»
6
Long Sharon hospital legal battle ends in mediation, settlement
Rosen described the case as “tortuously long.” It went to a trial concerning the core contention that gynecologist Dr. John P. Gallagher and radiologist Dr. John ... «Meadville Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Bollywood dreams, brutal reality
... leaders, feminist-activist groups and women's movements throughout the country, the law moves slowly, tortuously and mostly allows perpetrators to get away. «New Internationalist, Jul 15»
8
16-year legal battle finally settled in Marie Viola case
Rosen described the case as “tortuously long,” owing to a trial concerning the core contention – that gynecologist Dr. John P. Gallagher and radiologist Dr. John ... «The Herald, Jul 15»
9
NY regulator probes alleged Deutsche bribe attempt in Russia
Deutsche Bank's “passion to perform” advertising slogan — translated tortuously from the original German — was never totally convincing. But now critics have ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
10
11 Songs To Celebrate Fall, Because You Know You're Sick Of …
Summer, particularly when you live in places that take the terms “heat” and “humidity” to tortuously high new levels, is the absolute worst. It's gross, it's sticky, you ... «Bustle, Jul 15»

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