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tortuous
1. adj. (often, figurative) Twisted; having many turns; convoluted.
2. adj. (astrology) Oblique; applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) that ascend most rapidly and obliquely.
3. adj. (obsolete) Injurious; tortious.

Example Sentences

I have cancer, which is tortuous path enough.

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