tortuosity
/ˌtɔrtʃuˈɑsɪti/
noun
- The quality or state of being full of twists, turns, or bends.
- The tortuosity of the mountain road made the drive slow and careful.
- Engineers measured the tortuosity of the river to predict flooding patterns.
- The tortuosity of the old city streets confused even the GPS.
- The quality of being complicated, indirect, or devious (used figuratively).
- The tortuosity of the legal argument left the jury bewildered.
- His speech was marked by unnecessary tortuosity, hiding his true meaning.
- She was frustrated by the tortuosity of the bureaucratic process.
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