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tortuous
IPA(Pronunciation)
Adjective
figuratively
often
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
（比喩的に）ねじれた、曲がりくねった、複雑に入り組んだ / （占星術において）斜めの。山羊座から双子座までの6つの星座が最も急速かつ斜めに上昇する様子を指す
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(often figuratively) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted. / (astrology) Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
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He navigated the tortuous streets of the old quarter, grateful for the dim memory of a map.
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He navigated the tortuous streets of the old quarter, grateful for the dim memory of a map.
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