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tortuous

/ tortuous /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
not straightforward
"his tortuous reasoning"
Similar:
indirect
adjective satellite Sense 2
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"
Similar:
crooked
adjective satellite Sense 3
highly involved or intricate
"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"
Similar:
complex
Semantic Complexity
32%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
3
Total Relationships
3
Times Searched
14
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indirect crooked complex