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