Definition of Tortuous

containing coils, turns and curves

Examples of Tortuous in a sentence

When the tortuous snake moved across the Sahara Desert, his body made an S-shape in the sand.  🔊

With the sign showing a tortuous road up ahead, we realized that we were traveling down the bends of the mountain.  🔊

The tortuous large intestines could stretch out to be five feet long if they were unraveled from the human body.  🔊

After being in the rain for several hours, Carolyn’s tortuous hair looked like a big frizz ball.  🔊

Taking the tortuous pathway at night always made it difficult to see if anyone was behind or in front of us.  🔊

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