tortuous
/tˈɔɹtʃəwəs/ · 3 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious- Sir Walter Scott
“the Byzantine tax structure” - marked by repeated turns and bends
“a tortuous road up the mountain” - not straightforward
“his tortuous reasoning”
Synonyms for tortuous
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