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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tortulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tor-tu-lous
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Swelling out at intervals like a knotted cord; gnarly or tortuous.

Inflected Forms

more tortulous (comparative) most tortulous (superlative)

Questions

What does tortulous mean?
Swelling out at intervals like a knotted cord; gnarly or tortuous.

How to pronounce tortulous

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