Word: tortured
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: tor
tured
Definition: Of literature, burdened by unnecessary complexity, obfuscation, abstruseness, etc.
Morphemes:
Affix: torture
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tortus
Language: la
Decoded: tortus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: tormented, tortured
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.