After over three hours of poorly delivered speeches, most of which were a mix of ambiguity and tortuousness, no one in the audience was inclined to hide their displeasure from the speakers as they rose to leave.ģ. A collective sigh of relief filled the room as the conference drew to a close. Yet the beauty of the scene became somewhat marred as the inexperienced driver negotiated each sharp hairpin bend with evident unease.Ģ. The road through the mountains wound tortuously down to the beach, its serpentine form graceful and smooth against the steep and craggy terrain. Late Middle English (1350–1400) via Old French, from the Latin tortuosus from tortus meaning ‘twisting’ or ‘a twist’, from the Latin torquere ‘to twist’.
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Straight straightforward direct linear simple easy uncomplicated uninvolved untwisted rectilinear undeviating open reliable upright honest Word Origin: convoluted involved misleading deceptive deceitful ambiguous tricky devious Antonyms: winding meandering meandrous wandering twisted twisting twisty bent zigzag sinuous curved crooked serpentine snaky labyrinthine mazy circuitous anfractious indirect roundabout convoluted complicated flexuous involuteĢ. The latter is based on the word torturewhich is painful and characterised by suffering.ġ. Note: The word, tort uous is not to be confused with tort urous. Not straightforward, or morally crooked – as in proceedings, methods, or policy highly involved lengthy and /or complex deceitful devious Having, or marked by, repeated turns or bends winding or twisting.Ģ.
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The chosen word will begin with a different letter each week, as Louise (my daughter) and I work our way through the alphabet.Īn Enchanted Place This week’s word begins with the letter T :ġ. Weekly Word is a weekly post intended to illustrate the meaning and use of a single word.