tortuously

• Advérbio que significa de maneira sinuosa, tortuosa, confusa ou excessivamente complicada. Pode descrever uma curva física (como uma estrada sinuosa) ou uma complexidade abstrata (como um argumento emaranhado).

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.

   Tortuosamente

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

   Sinônimosmeanderingly

   Antônimosstraight

2. In a complex or convoluted mannerC2formal

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

   De forma 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.

   Sinônimosintricately

   Antônimosclearlyplainlysimplystraightforwardly