Meaning of tortuous in English

Classifying Adjective
tortuous
Definitions
1. highly involved or intricate
Examples
- « the Byzantine tax structure »
- « convoluted legal language »
- « convoluted reasoning »
- « intricate needlework »
- « an intricate labyrinth of refined phraseology »
- « the plot was too involved »
- « a knotty problem »
- « got his way by lab »
Synonyms
- complex
2. marked by repeated turns and bends
Examples
- « a tortuous road up the mountain »
- « winding roads are full of surprises »
- « had to steer the car down a twisty track »
Synonyms
- crooked
3. not straightforward
Examples
- « his tortuous reasoning »
Synonyms
- indirect

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