tortuous

• Describe algo lleno de curvas y giros, o, en sentido figurado, algo excesivamente complicado y enredado.

Describes something that is full of twists and turns, or metaphorically, something that is excessively complex and devious.

1. Full of twists and turnsC1formal

   Having many bends, curves, or turns; winding.

   lleno de vueltas y revueltas

   • The tortuous mountain road made the journey slow and dangerous.
   • They followed a tortuous path through the dense forest.
   • The river's tortuous course carved deep gorges over centuries.

   Sinónimoscrookedcurvingcurvymeanderingserpentinesinuoustwistingtwistywindingzigzag

   Antónimosdirectstraight

2. Complex and difficultC2formal

   Extremely complicated, indirect, or hard to follow.

   Complejo y difícil

   • The legal argument was so tortuous that even the judge struggled to understand it.
   • She explained the tortuous process of obtaining a visa.
   • The plot of the novel was tortuous and full of unexpected twists.

   Sinónimosbyzantinecircuitouscomplicatedconvolutedindirectintricateinvolvedknottylabyrinthinetangledtwisted

   Antónimoscleardirectsimplestraightstraightforwarduncomplicated