Torturous \Tor"tur*ous\ (t[^o]r"t[-u]r*[u^]s), a. Involving, or pertaining to, torture. [R.] ``The torturous crucifixion.'' --I. Disraeli.
However, Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze said last week the government was still re-evaluating many aspects of past policy in a "torturous process."