The definition of tortuous refers to something very complex and difficult to follow, or something full of twists and turns.
(adjective)An example of tortuous is an argument that is complex and challenging to follow.
See tortuous in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: ME < Anglo-Fr < L tortuosus < tortus: see tort
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See tortuous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Anglo-Norman
Origin: , from Latin tortuōsus
Origin: , from tortus, a twisting
Origin: , from past participle of torquēre, to twist; see terkw- in Indo-European roots
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