Tortuous and Tortured

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

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

Nearby Words: torturous, tort, tortuosity, tortuously

Tortured adjective - Experiencing intense pain especially mental pain.

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Tortuous and tortured are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tortuous" instead an adjective "Tortured".

Nearby Words: torture, torturous, torturing, torturer

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