Tormentous vs. Tortuous

Tormentousadjective

Involving or causing torment; having the nature of torture.

Tortuousadjective

Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

Tortuousadjective

(astrology) Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.

Tortuousadjective

(obsolete) Injurious; tortious.

Tortuousadjective

Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.

Tortuousadjective

Fig.: Deviating from rectitude; indirect; erroneous; deceitful.

Tortuousadjective

Injurious: tortious.

Tortuousadjective

Oblique; - applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) which ascend most rapidly and obliquely.

Tortuousadjective

highly involved or intricate;

Tortuousadjective

marked by repeated turns and bends;

Tortuousadjective

not straightforward;

Tortuousadjective

full of twists and turns

Tortuousadjective

excessively lengthy and complex