“…tortuous, defined as “full of twists, turns, or bends.”…can also mean “not direct or straightforward, as in procedure or speech,” or “deceitfully indirect or morally crooked.”…
…torturous, which means “pertaining to, involving, or causing torture or suffering.””
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