Repeatedly curving in alternate directions

• winding

  1. Something wound about a center or an object:
  2. The way in which something is wound.
  3. One complete turn of something wound:

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  1. Something wound about a center or an object:
  2. The way in which something is wound.
  3. One complete turn of something wound:

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• snaky

  1. Relating to or characteristic of snakes.
  2. Having the form or movement of a snake; serpentine:
  3. Abounding with snakes.

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  1. Relating to or characteristic of snakes.
  2. Having the form or movement of a snake; serpentine:
  3. Abounding with snakes.

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• sinuous

  1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding:
  2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements:
  3. Sinuate:

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  1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding:
  2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements:
  3. Sinuate:

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• serpentine

  1. Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.
  2. Subtly sly and tempting.
  3. Relating to or derived from serpentine or soil containing serpentine.

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  1. Of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous.
  2. Subtly sly and tempting.
  3. Relating to or derived from serpentine or soil containing serpentine.

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• meandrous

  1. (of a path) winding, windy, having many bends.

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  1. (of a path) winding, windy, having many bends.

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• flexuous

  1. Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.

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  1. Bending or winding alternately from side to side; sinuous.

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• anfractuous

  1. Full of twists and turns; tortuous.

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  1. Full of twists and turns; tortuous.

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Not taking a direct or straight line or course

• roundabout

  1. Indirect; circuitous:
  2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:
  3. A short, close-fitting jacket.

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  1. Indirect; circuitous:
  2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or vagueness:
  3. A short, close-fitting jacket.

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• oblique

  1. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.
  2. Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
  3. Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf.

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  1. Having a slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined.
  2. Designating geometric lines or planes that are neither parallel nor perpendicular.
  3. Having the part on one side of the midrib of a different size or shape than the part on the other side. Used of a leaf.

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• indirect

  1. Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.
  2. Not proceeding straight to the point or object.
  3. Not forthright and candid; devious.

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  1. Diverging from a direct course; roundabout.
  2. Not proceeding straight to the point or object.
  3. Not forthright and candid; devious.

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• devious

  1. Not straightforward; shifty:
  2. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:
  3. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:

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  1. Not straightforward; shifty:
  2. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:
  3. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:

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• circular

  1. Of or relating to a circle.
  2. Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round.
  3. Moving in or forming a circle.

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  1. Of or relating to a circle.
  2. Shaped like or nearly like a circle; round.
  3. Moving in or forming a circle.

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• circuitous

  1. Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course:
  2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language:

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  1. Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course:
  2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language:

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• anfractuous

  1. Full of twists and turns; tortuous.

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  1. Full of twists and turns; tortuous.

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Winding

• twisting

  1. Present participle of twist.
  2. gerund of twist
  3. Having many twists

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  1. Present participle of twist.
  2. gerund of twist
  3. Having many twists

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• sinuous

  1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding:
  2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements:
  3. Sinuate:

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  1. Characterized by many curves or turns; winding:
  2. Characterized by supple and lithe movements:
  3. Sinuate:

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• snaky

  1. Relating to or characteristic of snakes.
  2. Having the form or movement of a snake; serpentine:
  3. Abounding with snakes.

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  1. Relating to or characteristic of snakes.
  2. Having the form or movement of a snake; serpentine:
  3. Abounding with snakes.

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Not straightforward

• tricky

  1. Given to or characterized by trickery.
  2. Requiring caution or skill:

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  1. Given to or characterized by trickery.
  2. Requiring caution or skill:

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• perverse

  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

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  1. Contrary to what is right or good; wicked or depraved:
  2. Characterized by or resulting from willful opposition or resistance to what is right, expected, or reasonable:
  3. Willfully opposing or resisting what is right, expected, or reasonable:

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• devious

  1. Not straightforward; shifty:
  2. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:
  3. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:

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  1. Not straightforward; shifty:
  2. Departing from the correct or accepted way; erring:
  3. Deviating from the straight or direct course; roundabout:

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• deceitful

  1. Given to cheating or deceiving.
  2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive.

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  1. Given to cheating or deceiving.
  2. Deliberately misleading; deceptive.

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