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Tortuous
  1. not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"
  2. highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"
  3. marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"
Toadyish
  1. attempting to win favor by flattery
  2. attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Toothless
  1. lacking necessary force for effectiveness; "a toothless piece of legislation"
  2. lacking teeth; "most birds are toothless"; "a toothless old crone"
Toilsome
  1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
Toed
  1. having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination; "long-toed; "five-toed"
  2. touch with the toe
  3. drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
  4. hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
  5. drive obliquely; "toe a nail"
  6. walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction; "She toes inwards"
Toeless
  1. lacking a toe or toes; "a toeless shoe"
Too Bad
  1. deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it's regrettable that she didn't go to college"; "it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church"
  2. deserving regret; "regrettable remarks"; "it''s regrettable that she didn''t go to college"; "it''s too bad he had no feeling himself for church"
Too-Generous
  1. very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"
Towering
  1. of imposing height; especially standing out above others; "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires of the cathedral"; "towering icebergs"
  2. appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
Torrid
  1. extremely hot; "the torrid noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert"
  2. emotionally charged and vigorously energetic; "a torrid dance"; "torrid jazz bands"; "hot trumpets and torrid rhythms"
  3. characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"