прилагательное 1) извилистый Например: tortuous root — кривой корень tortuous river-course — извилистое русло реки Синоним(ы): sinuous, twisting 2) неискренний, непрямой, нечестный Синоним(ы): evasive, insincere
дорожное строительство извилистый
adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French tortueux, from Latin tortuosus, from tortus twist, from torquēre to twist 1. marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns; winding Example: a tortuous path 2. a. marked by devious or indirect tactics; crooked, tricky Example: a tortuous conspiracy b. circuitous, involved Example: the tortuous jargon of legal forms • tortuously adverb • tortuousness noun