Meaning : Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.
Example :
The Byzantine tax structure.
Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship.
Convoluted legal language.
Convoluted reasoning.
The plot was too involved.
A knotty problem.
Got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave.
Tortuous legal procedures.
Tortuous negotiations lasting for months.
Synonyms : byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tangled
Meaning : Marked by repeated turns and bends.
Example :
A tortuous road up the mountain.
Winding roads are full of surprises.
Had to steer the car down a twisty track.
Synonyms : twisting, twisty, voluminous, winding
Meaning : Not straightforward.
Example :
His tortuous reasoning.