tortuous

/TOR-choo-us/adjective

full of twists and turns; excessively complex

The appeal wound through a tortuous six-year process.
Synonyms
winding, serpentine, convoluted
Antonyms
straight, direct
Memory hook
tortuous: twisted like a mountain road; torturous: painful.

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