adj. 1 full of twists and turns (followed a tortuous route). 2 devious, circuitous, crooked (has a tortuous mind). tortuosity n. (pl. -ies). tortuously adv. tortuousness n.
[ ME f. OF f. L tortuosus f. tortus a twist (as TORT) ]
TORTUOUS
Meaning of TORTUOUS in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012