Both Uses of
tortuous
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- So, perhaps, as Sir Andrew gradually directed Marguerite through the tortuous streets of Calais, many of the population, who turned with an oath to look at the strangers clad in English fashion, thought that they were bent on purchasing dutiable articles for their own fog-ridden country, and gave them no more than a passing thought.†
Chpt 22
- The streets were narrow, tortuous, and mostly evil-smelling, with a mixture of stale fish and damp cellar odours.†
Chpt 22 *
Definition:
marked by repeated turns and bends
or:
highly complex or intricate
or:
highly complex or intricate