Meaning & use
Tortuous
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Full of twists and turns; excessively lengthy, complex, or indirect.
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The tortuous mountain road forced drivers to slow to a crawl at every bend.
Negotiators endured a tortuous process of drafts and counter-drafts before reaching an agreement.
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'Tortuous' is often confused with 'torturous' (causing suffering); though related in origin, the two words now have distinct meanings.
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