| Main Entry: | tortuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very twisted |
Synonyms: |
anfractuous, bent, circuitous, convoluted, crooked, curved, flexuous, indirect, involute, labyrinthine, mazy, meandering, meandrous, roundabout, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, twisting, vermiculate, winding, zigzag |
| Notes: | tortuous is 'winding, crooked, full of twists and turns' and torturous (based on 'torture') is 'painful, characterized by suffering' |
Antonyms: |
direct, straight, untwisted |
| Main Entry: | wavy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undulating |
Synonyms: |
bumpy, coiled, curly, curved, flexuous, plangent, rolling, sinuate, sinuous, snaky, squiggly, undulant, undulate, undulated, undulatory, unstable, vermiculate, waving, winding |
Antonyms: |
straight |