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TORTUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not straightforward
Example:
his tortuous reasoning
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action)
Derivation:
tortuousness (puzzling complexity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
Example:
tortuous negotiations lasting for months
Synonyms:
Byzantine; convoluted; involved; knotty; tangled; tortuous
Classified under:
Similar:
complex (complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts)
Derivation:
tortuousness (puzzling complexity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Marked by repeated turns and bends
Example:
had to steer the car down a twisty track
Synonyms:
tortuous; twisting; twisty; voluminous; winding
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
Derivation:
tortuosity; tortuousness (a tortuous and twisted shape or position)
