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tortuous

British pronunciation/tˈɔːt‍ʃuːəs/
American pronunciation/ˈtɔɹtʃəwəs/
tortuous
[ADJECTIVE]
1

highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious

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2

marked by repeated turns and bends

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3

not straightforward

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Examples
1I published tortuous essays in obscure journals.
2Yet, the production proved nearly as tortuous as a night in Fester's dungeon.
3The flick had a somewhat tortuous path to the screen.
4Eventually school and its tortuous tedium would return.
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