tortuous vs indirect

tortuous and indirect both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tortuous	No	Yes	No	No
indirect	No	Yes	No	No

tortuous (adjective)	indirect (adjective)
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious	not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
marked by repeated turns and bends	extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
not straightforward	descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
	having intervening factors or persons or influences
	not as a direct effect or consequence