First recorded in 1350–1400.
Comes via Middle English from the Latin word tortuōsus, which derives from the verb torquēre, “to twist, bend.”
Sign up for more Word of the Day!

\r\nEXAMPLES OF TORTUOUS\r\n

The tortuous road through the mountains made for a challenging but scenic drive.
The author's writing style was known for its elegant prose and tortuous plot twists.

\r\nIt's National Poetry Month, and we’ve created a challenge that really is for everyone. Submit now!","audio":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/T03/T0390200.mp3","definitions":[{"partofspeech":"adjective","data":"full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked."}],"examples":[],"imageUrl":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/tortuous_IG.png","accentColor":"#0063D7"}},"status":"succeeded"}},"meta":{"requestId":"8dtGNkkmW8CzXJmTauZEL","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"amex","entry":"Amex"},{"slug":"amf","entry":"AMF"},{"slug":"am-fm","entry":"am/fm"},{"slug":"amfortas","entry":"Amfortas"},{"slug":"amg","entry":"AMG"}],"after":[{"slug":"amgun","entry":"Amgun"},{"slug":"amhara","entry":"Amhara"},{"slug":"amharic","entry":"Amharic"},{"slug":"amherst","entry":"Amherst"},{"slug":"ami","entry":"ami"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"amga"},"requestId":"SWaj56RPoJ8dDuOJ-NMrX","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"amga"},"requestId":"58AcPyEKe4Nyb__Dr2ygo","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"Entry","audioPronunciations":[{"mpeg":"https://nonprod-audio.dictionary.com/NEW2016/amga_000/amga_000.mp3"}],"confusableNotes":[],"genderNotes":[],"grammarNotes":[],"headword":{"displayForm":"Amga","slug":"amga"},"idioms":[],"orderKey":99999010,"ordinal":10,"origin":null,"partOfSpeechBlock":[{"definitions":[{"antonymsConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"def\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"a river in E Russia, flowing NE to the Aldan River. 800 miles (1,287 km) long.\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"ordinal":1,"subdefinitions":[],"synonymsConnection":{"edges":[]}}],"inflectionSets":[],"labelSet":null,"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationNotes":[],"pronunciationSet":{"pronunciationSetChunk":"{\"type\": \"pronunciation_set\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e5b8d44.-7031\", \"pronunciationGroupChunks\": [{\"type\": \"pronunciation_group\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e5b8d44.-7030\", \"ipaChunks\": [{\"text\": \"\\u0251m\\u02c8g\\u0251\", \"type\": \"text\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e5b8d44.-702f\"}], \"spellChunks\": [{\"text\": \"ahm-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"gah\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e5b8d44.-702d\"}]}]}"},"relatedFormSets":[],"sensitiveNotes":[],"spellingNotes":[],"synonymStudy":[],"usageAlerts":[],"usageNotes":[],"variants":[],"verbPhrases":[]}],"url":"amga"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"amga"},"requestId":"8SYSrELEep_injEcCWOaq","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"amga","displayForm":"Amga","canonicalSlug":"amga","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e5b8d44.-7035","type":"normal","entry":"Amga","entrySyllabified":"Am·ga","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"ipa":"ɑmˈgɑ ","spell":"ahm-gah ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/NEW2016/amga_000.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/NEW2016/amga_000.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a river in E Russia, flowing NE to the Aldan River. 800 miles (1,287 km) long.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":null,"originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"confusables":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":5346,"index-rank-01":["amga"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["amga's","amgas","amgas'"],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":["amga river"],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"amga"},"requestId":"ZHLxuyJlqu9cxhwMTiZhO","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["Amga","amiga","AGMA","agma","MAGA","AMG","anga","AMA","Aga","aga","ama","aiga","alga","-ama","A.M.A."],"tuna":["amiga","mag","AMS","mega","amigo","omega","AG","AM","MG","mage","magi","algae","ameba","amss","AKA","age","ago","amp","amok","Amex","amir","ammo","aqua","arca","ambo","amen","amid","a.k.a","am on","am to","am up"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"Amga","slug":"amga"},{"displayForm":"amiga","slug":"amiga"},{"displayForm":"AGMA","slug":"agma"},{"displayForm":"agma","slug":"agma"},{"displayForm":"MAGA","slug":"maga"},{"displayForm":"AMG","slug":"amg"},{"displayForm":"anga","slug":"anga"},{"displayForm":"AMA","slug":"ama"},{"displayForm":"Aga","slug":"aga"},{"displayForm":"aga","slug":"aga"},{"displayForm":"ama","slug":"ama"},{"displayForm":"aiga","slug":"aiga"},{"displayForm":"alga","slug":"alga"},{"displayForm":"-ama","slug":"ama"},{"displayForm":"A.M.A.","slug":"ama"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"amiga","slug":"amiga"},{"displayForm":"mag","slug":"mag"},{"displayForm":"AMS","slug":"ams"},{"displayForm":"mega","slug":"mega"},{"displayForm":"amigo","slug":"amigo"},{"displayForm":"omega","slug":"omega"},{"displayForm":"AG","slug":"ag"},{"displayForm":"AM","slug":"am"},{"displayForm":"MG","slug":"mg"},{"displayForm":"mage","slug":"mage"},{"displayForm":"magi","slug":"magi"},{"displayForm":"algae","slug":"algae"},{"displayForm":"ameba","slug":"ameba"},{"displayForm":"amss","slug":"amss"},{"displayForm":"AKA","slug":"aka"},{"displayForm":"age","slug":"age"},{"displayForm":"ago","slug":"ago"},{"displayForm":"amp","slug":"amp"},{"displayForm":"amok","slug":"amok"},{"displayForm":"Amex","slug":"amex"},{"displayForm":"amir","slug":"amir"},{"displayForm":"ammo","slug":"ammo"},{"displayForm":"aqua","slug":"aqua"},{"displayForm":"arca","slug":"arca"},{"displayForm":"ambo","slug":"ambo"},{"displayForm":"amen","slug":"amen"},{"displayForm":"amid","slug":"amid"},{"displayForm":"a.k.a","slug":"a.k.a"},{"displayForm":"am on","slug":"am%20on"},{"displayForm":"am to","slug":"am%20to"},{"displayForm":"am up","slug":"am%20up"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"amga"},"requestId":"jQS92fefTf39Tk9oUmQFR","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Amga

noun

Word of the Day