1. the quality of being full of twists and turns; extreme complexity or intricacy

Examples

• The tortuousness of the mountain road made driving difficult.
• Legal documents are often criticized for their tortuousness.
• The tortuousness of his argument confused the audience.
• She was frustrated by the tortuousness of the bureaucratic process.
• The river’s tortuousness created many scenic bends and curves.
• The tortuousness of the plot made the novel hard to follow.