Hard and Tortuous

Hard

Hard adjective - Difficult to endure.
Usage example: the hard life of a migrant farm worker

Tortuous and hard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tortuous" instead an adjective "Hard".

Nearby Words: harden, hardship, hardy, hardly, hardness

Tortuous

Tortuous adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.

Hard and tortuous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hard" instead an adjective "Tortuous".

Nearby Words: torturous, tort, tortuosity, tortuously
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