Engelsk tillægsord: tortuous | |||
1. | tortuous highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The Byzantine tax structure. Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship. Convoluted legal language. Convoluted reasoning. The plot was too involved. A knotty problem. Got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering. Oh, what a tangled web we weave. Tortuous legal procedures. Tortuous negotiations lasting for months. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | complex | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | simple | ||
2. | tortuous marked by repeated turns and bends | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A tortuous road up the mountain. Winding roads are full of surprises. Had to steer the car down a twisty track. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | crooked | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | straight | ||
3. | tortuous not straightforward | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His tortuous reasoning. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | indirect | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | direct | ||