tortuously

• Adverbio que significa «de manera serpenteante, enredada o excesivamente complicada». Puede describir una curvatura física (por ejemplo, un camino tortuoso) o una complejidad abstracta (por ejemplo, un argumento enrevesado).

An adverb meaning "in a twisted, winding, or excessively complicated manner." It can describe physical twisting (e.g., a tortuously winding road) or abstract complexity (e.g., a tortuously convoluted argument).

1. In a twisted or winding mannerC1formal

   In a way that is full of twists, turns, or bends.

   De manera tortuosa

   • The river flowed tortuously through the narrow valley.
   • The path climbed tortuously up the steep mountainside.
   • The road wound tortuously through the dense forest.

   Sinónimosmeanderingly

   Antónimosstraight

2. In a complex or convoluted mannerC2formal

   In a way that is excessively complicated, indirect, or difficult to follow.

   de manera tortuosa

   • The lawyer argued tortuously, confusing the jury.
   • His explanation was tortuously long and hard to understand.
   • The plot of the novel unfolded tortuously, with many subplots.

   Sinónimosintricately

   Antónimosclearlyplainlysimplystraightforwardly