adjective🔗ShareTortuoso, retorcidoTwisted; having many turns; convoluted."The path to the school was tortuous, winding through the forest with many sharp turns. "El camino a la escuela era tortuoso, serpenteando por el bosque con muchas curvas cerradas.styleappearancecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOblicuoOblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely."While modern astrology is often simplified, in traditional astrological texts, the path of the zodiac from Capricorn to Gemini is described as tortuous, due to the oblique angle at which these signs rise. "Si bien la astrología moderna a menudo se simplifica, en los textos astrológicos tradicionales, el camino del zodíaco desde Capricornio hasta Géminis se describe como oblicuo, debido al ángulo oblicuo en el que se elevan estos signos.astronomyastrologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePerjudicial, tortuosoInjurious; tortious."The teacher's complicated explanation of the new math concept was tortuous and made it hard for the students to understand. "La complicada explicación del profesor sobre el nuevo concepto matemático fue perjudicial e hizo difícil que los estudiantes entendieran.lawrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading