[TOR-choo-us]
adjective
Marked by repeated turns and bends.
During Sarah Palin’s tortuous speech about how great America is and all that bullshit, I kept trying to imagine if she was completely shaved or not.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Tortuous.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tortuous. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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The Effin’ Word, s.v. “tortuous”, accessed January 5, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tortuous.
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The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Tortuous. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/tortuous