adjective
marked by repeated turns and bends
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a tortuous road up the mountain
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winding roads are full of surprises
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had to steer the car down a twisty track
• Syn: ↑tortuous, ↑twisting, ↑winding, ↑voluminous
• Similar to: ↑crooked
• Derivationally related forms: ↑tortuousness (for: ↑tortuous), ↑tortuosity (for: ↑tortuous)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.