twisty

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A twisty road, path, etc. has many turns:

They rode their bikes on the twisty back roads around Bear Mountain.

The route up the mountain is twisty and vertiginous, though now it is well protected by railings.

The kids loved the twisty flumes at the pool.

bent into curves:

plants with twisty stems

Modern radishes can be white, long, and twisty.

(of the plot (= story) of a book, film, play, etc.) very complicated, with many surprising events or unexpected developments:

The drama has never had a big audience because its twisty espionage plot is too hard to follow.

This is a top-notch thriller that is so twisty you may forget to breathe.