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Definition
Tortuous
Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Examples
Tortuous legal procedures
Torturous
Extremely painful
Examples
A torturous ordeal
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about tortuous/torturous?
@lwirbel: @mincedmedia @mashable Jif/GIF is SUCH a non-debate. Most folks can't pronounce a thing, or use apostrophes correctly. Tortuous/torturous.
@krishasherburne: Wow I said tortuous instead of torturous I'm gonna go throw myself off a stack of dictionaries bye
@mannygoossen: Weed whacking and being forced to listen to country music all day = a tortuous, torturous workday! #purgatory-esque
@Illbay: @SonnyBunch @VinceMancini Did she really mean "tortuous" ("meandering") or did she really mean to say "torturous"?