tortuously
adverb/ˈtɔːtʃuəsli/
/ˈtɔːrtʃuəsli/
(formal)- (usually disapproving) in a long, complicated way that is difficult to understand; to a degree that is difficult to bear
- tortuously long clumsy sentences
- a tortuously slow system
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- with a lot of bends
- The road twists tortuously through the scenic coastal mountain range.
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