TORTUOUSNESS
\tˈɔːt͡ʃuːəsnəs], \tˈɔːtʃuːəsnəs], \t_ˈɔː_tʃ_uː_ə_s_n_ə_s]\
Definitions of TORTUOUSNESS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
By Princeton University
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a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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n. State of being twisted; sinuosity;- crookedness of disposition or conduct; want of straightforwardness; hence, deceitfulness.
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