adjective🔗ShareTortueux, sinueuxTwisted; having many turns; convoluted."The path to the school was tortuous, winding through the forest with many sharp turns. "Le chemin menant à l'école était tortueux, serpentant à travers la forêt avec de nombreux virages serrés.styleappearancecharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareObliqueOblique; 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. "Bien que l'astrologie moderne soit souvent simplifiée, dans les textes astrologiques traditionnels, le chemin du zodiaque du Capricorne aux Gémeaux est décrit comme oblique, en raison de l'angle oblique auquel ces signes se lèvent.astronomyastrologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePréjudiciable, délictueuxInjurious; tortious."The teacher's complicated explanation of the new math concept was tortuous and made it hard for the students to understand. "L'explication compliquée du professeur sur le nouveau concept mathématique était préjudiciable et a rendu difficile la compréhension des élèves.lawrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading