Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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Byzantine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
tortuous | No | Yes | No | No |
Byzantine (noun) | tortuous (noun) |
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a native or inhabitant of Byzantium or of the Byzantine Empire |
Byzantine (adjective) | tortuous (adjective) |
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of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious |
of or relating to the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it | marked by repeated turns and bends |
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | not straightforward |