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How to pronounce “tortuous

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Practice the English pronunciation of tortuous with real speech in context.
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Real speech example
The mathematician who cracked Wall StreetThe first question is a tortuous path from geology up to RNA
Definition summary
(often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

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How to pronounce tortuous

The mathematician who cracked Wall Street

The first question is a tortuous path from geology up to RNA

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A Deep Dive Into “tortuous

Meaning

  • [Adjective]
  • (often figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
  • (astrology) Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
  • (obsolete) Injurious; tortious.

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