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Tortuous

/tˈɔrtʃəwəs/
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(adj) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.

The five-year civil war has seen plenty of tortuous battlefield ups and downs.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The path to the hidden temple was very ____ with many sharp turns and several narrow passages today.

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