tortuous
adjective
- 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
- 3
marked by repeated turns and bends
a tortuous road up the mountain
winding roads are full of surprises
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