5
dishonest(adjective, immoral)
5
elaborate(adjective, difficult, complex, sophisticated, involved)
5
involute(adjective, complex, complicated, twisted)
5
misleading(adjective, complicated)
5
turning(adjective, convoluted)
4
contorted
4
curled
4
curling
4
curving
4
evasive
4
gnarled
4
periphrastic(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, indirect)
4
verbose(adjective, talkative, wordy, prolix)
4
warped
3
agonizing(adjective, distressing, disturbing, unbearable, punishing)
3
anguishing(adjective, distressing, disturbing, punishing)
3
coiled(adjective, convoluted)
3
confusing
3
cranky
3
curvilinear
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