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  • 1 flexuōsus

        flexuōsus adj.    [2 flexus], full of turns, winding, tortuous, crooked: iter habere.
    * * *
    flexuosa -um, flexuosior -or -us, flexuosissimus -a -um ADJ
    curved; with many curves in it, full of bends/turns; winding/sinuous/tortuous

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  • 2 tortuōsus

        tortuōsus adj.    [2 tortus], full of crooks, coiled, winding, tortuous: alvus: amnis, L.—Fig., entangled, involved, complicated, confused: genus disputandi: visa quaedam tortuosa et obscura.
    * * *
    tortuosa, tortuosum ADJ
    twisting, tortuous

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  • 3 ānfrāctus

        ānfrāctus ūs, m    [am- (for ambi-) + FRAG-], a recurving, turning, bending round: quae (figura) nihil incisum anfractibus habere potest: solis, a circuit.—Esp., a tortuous way, circuitous route: si nullus anfractus intercederet, Cs.: longior, N.: litorum, L.—Fig., of style, circumlocution, prolixity.—Intricacies: iudiciorum.
    * * *
    I
    anfracta, anfractum ADJ
    curving, curved, bent
    II
    bend, curvature; circuit, (annual) round, orbit; spiral, coil; circumlocution

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  • 4 Charybdis

        Charybdis is （acc. im or in, abl. ī), f, χάρυβδισ, a whirlpool between Italy and Sicily, personified as a female monster, Iu.: implacata, V.—Fig., a destroyer: bonorum, C., H.
    * * *
    I
    whirlpool; (see also Charybdis)
    II
    Charybdis (whirlpool Sicily/Italy); cruel person; whirlpool; tortuous cavity

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  • 5 multiplex

    manifold, many-fold, many times / tortuous

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  • 6 anfractum

    1.
    anfractus (not amfr-), a, um, P. a. [qs. from anfringo], winding, bending, cooked:

    spatia,

    Amm. 29, 5.—Hence, subst.: anfractum, i, n., a winding, a crook, curve (ante-class. for the class. anfractus, us): terrarum anfracta, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 15 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 151 Rib.): in anfracto, Varr. ib.: cavata aurium anfracta, Varr. ap. Non. p. 193, 5.
    2.
    anfractus (not amfr-), ūs, m. [id.], pr. a breaking round; hence, a bending, recurving, turning (in the ante-class. per. rare; v. the preced. art.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    quid pulchrius eā figurā (sc. sphaericā) quae nihil incisum anfractibus, nihil eminens, habere potest?

    Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47.—Hence, of the circular motion of the sun (acc. to the ancient belief):

    solis anfractus,

    a circuit, revolution, Cic. Rep. 6, 12; cf. id. Leg. 2, 8.—Of the crookedness of horns:

    cornua convoluta in anfractum,

    Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 124.—Of the coils of a serpent, Val. Fl. 7, 523; Stat. Th. 5, 520.—Also freq., particularly in the histt., of the turning or winding of a road, etc., a tortuous, circuitous route:

    si nullus anfractus intercederet,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 46:

    illa (via) altero tanto longiorem habebat anfractum,

    Nep. Eum. 8, 5:

    per anfractus jugi procurrere,

    Liv. 44, 4:

    anfractus viarum,

    id. 33, 1:

    litorum anfractus,

    the windings, id. 38, 7 al.; Luc. 1, 605. —
    II.
    Trop., of discourse, = ambages, circumlocution, digression:

    quid opus est circuitione et anfractu?

    Cic. Div. 2, 61, 127:

    oratio circumscripta non longo anfractu, sed ad spiritum vocis apto,

    id. Part. Or. 6, 21:

    quae omnia infinitus anfractus habent,

    ramifications, Quint. 6, 1, 15, where Bonn. and Halm read tractatus. —Of legal matters, intricacies, prolixity:

    judiciorum,

    Cic. Clu. 56, 159:

    juris,

    Quint. 12, 9, 3.

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  • 7 anfractus

    1.
    anfractus (not amfr-), a, um, P. a. [qs. from anfringo], winding, bending, cooked:

    spatia,

    Amm. 29, 5.—Hence, subst.: anfractum, i, n., a winding, a crook, curve (ante-class. for the class. anfractus, us): terrarum anfracta, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 15 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 151 Rib.): in anfracto, Varr. ib.: cavata aurium anfracta, Varr. ap. Non. p. 193, 5.
    2.
    anfractus (not amfr-), ūs, m. [id.], pr. a breaking round; hence, a bending, recurving, turning (in the ante-class. per. rare; v. the preced. art.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    quid pulchrius eā figurā (sc. sphaericā) quae nihil incisum anfractibus, nihil eminens, habere potest?

    Cic. N. D. 2, 18, 47.—Hence, of the circular motion of the sun (acc. to the ancient belief):

    solis anfractus,

    a circuit, revolution, Cic. Rep. 6, 12; cf. id. Leg. 2, 8.—Of the crookedness of horns:

    cornua convoluta in anfractum,

    Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 124.—Of the coils of a serpent, Val. Fl. 7, 523; Stat. Th. 5, 520.—Also freq., particularly in the histt., of the turning or winding of a road, etc., a tortuous, circuitous route:

    si nullus anfractus intercederet,

    Caes. B. G. 7, 46:

    illa (via) altero tanto longiorem habebat anfractum,

    Nep. Eum. 8, 5:

    per anfractus jugi procurrere,

    Liv. 44, 4:

    anfractus viarum,

    id. 33, 1:

    litorum anfractus,

    the windings, id. 38, 7 al.; Luc. 1, 605. —
    II.
    Trop., of discourse, = ambages, circumlocution, digression:

    quid opus est circuitione et anfractu?

    Cic. Div. 2, 61, 127:

    oratio circumscripta non longo anfractu, sed ad spiritum vocis apto,

    id. Part. Or. 6, 21:

    quae omnia infinitus anfractus habent,

    ramifications, Quint. 6, 1, 15, where Bonn. and Halm read tractatus. —Of legal matters, intricacies, prolixity:

    judiciorum,

    Cic. Clu. 56, 159:

    juris,

    Quint. 12, 9, 3.

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  • 8 flexuosus

    flexŭōsus, a, um, adj. [2. flexus], full of turns or windings, tortuous, flexuous, crooked, winding.
    I.
    Lit.:

    flexuosum iter habet auditus, ne quid intrare possit,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144:

    Taurus mons,

    Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 98:

    volatus hirundini,

    id. 10, 24, 35, § 73.— Sup.:

    intestina flexuosissimis orbibus,

    Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 200.—
    * II.
    Trop.:

    fraudes,

    Prud. Cath. 6, 143.—
    * Adv.: flexu-ōse, tortuously:

    si flexuose volitet flamma,

    Plin. 18, 35, 84, § 357.

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  • 9 tortuosus

    tortŭōsus, a, um, adj. [tortus].
    I. A.
    Lit.:

    est autem (alvus) multiplex et tortuosa,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136:

    loca,

    id. ib. 2, 57, 144:

    serrula,

    id. Clu. 64, 180:

    per tortuosi amnis sinus flexusque,

    Liv. 27, 47, 10:

    serpens,

    Vulg. Isa. 27, 1: coluber, id. Job, 26, 13.— Comp.:

    quiddam tortuosius,

    Plin. 11, 46, 106, § 255.—
    B.
    Trop., entangled, involved, complicated, confused:

    tortuosum genus disputandi,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 31, 98:

    visa quaedam tortuosa et obscura,

    id. Div. 2, 63, 129:

    ingenium,

    id. Lael. 18, 65:

    res anxiae et tortuosae,

    Gell. 13, 11, 4.— Sup.:

    quis aperit tortuosissimam istam et implicatissimam nodositatem?

    Aug. Conf. 2, 10. —
    * II.
    Painful, torturing:

    rusci radix bibitur in tortuosiore urinā,

    i. e. in strangury, Plin. 21, 27, 100, § 173.—
    * Adv.: tortŭōsē, crookedly, tortuously:

    procedat serpens,

    Tert. adv. Valent. 4, 43 fin.

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  • Tortuous — Tor tu*ous, a. [OE. tortuos, L. tortuosus, fr. tortus a twisting, winding, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F. tortueux. See {Torture}.] 1. Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding; as, a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tortuous — tortuous, torturous Both words are derived from Latin torquēre meaning ‘to twist’, but their literal meanings are different. The (less common) word torturous is a derivative of the English word torture, whereas tortuous has no such intermediary… …   Modern English usage

  • tortuous — (adj.) late 14c., from Anglo Fr. tortuous (12c.), from L. tortuosus full of twists, winding, from tortus a twisting, winding, from stem of torquere to twist, wring, distort (see THWART (Cf. thwart)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • tortuous — [adj1] very twisted anfractuous, bent, circuitous, convoluted, crooked, curved, flexuous, indirect, involute, labyrinthine, mazy, meandering, meandrous, roundabout, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, twisting, vermiculate, winding, zigzag; concept 581… …   New thesaurus

  • tortuous — I (bending) adjective anfractuous, circuitous, complicated, conniving, contorted, convoluted, curved, curvilinear, indirect, involved, irregular, labyrinthine, mazy, meandering, roundabout, serpentine, sinuate, sinuated, sinuous, snakelike,… …   Law dictionary

  • tortuous — *winding, sinuous, serpentine, flexuous Analogous words: *crooked, devious: roundabout, circuitous, *indirect …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • tortuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of twists and turns. 2) excessively lengthy and complex. DERIVATIVES tortuosity noun tortuously adverb tortuousness noun. ORIGIN Latin tortuosus, from torquere to twist …   English terms dictionary

  • tortuous — [tôr′cho͞o əs] adj. [ME < Anglo Fr < L tortuosus < tortus: see TORT] 1. full of twists, turns, curves, or windings; winding; crooked 2. not straightforward; devious; specif., deceitful or tricky tortuously adv. tortuousness n …   English World dictionary

  • tortuous — [[t]tɔ͟ː(r)tʃuəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A tortuous road is full of bends and twists. The only road access is a tortuous mountain route. Syn: winding 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A tortuous process or piece of writing is very long and… …   English dictionary

  • tortuous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus twist, from torquēre to twist Date: 15th century 1. marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns ; winding < a tortuous path > 2. a. marked by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tortuous — tor|tu|ous [ˈto:tʃuəs US ˈto:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus; TORTURE1] 1.) a tortuous path, stream, road etc has a lot of bends in it and is therefore difficult to travel along ▪ a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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