tortuous

• Descreve algo cheio de curvas e voltas ou, em sentido figurado, algo excessivamente complexo e confuso.

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.

   Sinuoso

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscrookedcurvingcurvymeanderingserpentinesinuoustwistingtwistywindingzigzag

   Antônimosdirectstraight

2. Complex and difficultC2formal

   Extremely complicated, indirect, or hard to follow.

   Tortuoso

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbyzantinecircuitouscomplicatedconvolutedindirectintricateinvolvedknottylabyrinthinetangledtwisted

   Antônimoscleardirectsimplestraightstraightforwarduncomplicated