Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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indirect | No | Yes | No | No |
tortuous | No | Yes | No | No |
indirect (adjective) | tortuous (adjective) |
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not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious |
extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action | marked by repeated turns and bends |
descended from a common ancestor but through different lines | not straightforward |
having intervening factors or persons or influences | |
not as a direct effect or consequence |