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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition

TORTUOUS

adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus twist, from torquēre to twist
Date: 15th century
marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns ; winding ,

2. marked by devious or indirect tactics ; crooked , tricky , circuitous , involved , tortuously adverb tortuousness noun