Word: tortuously
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: tor
tu
ous
ly
Definition: In a tortuous manner; highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; - Sir Walter Scott
Morphemes:
Affix: tortuous
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Injurious; tortious.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tortus
Language: la
Decoded: tortus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: tormented, tortured
Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.