convoluted

curl, wind, or twist together

Having convolutions.

L Latin convolvere, to roll together

“Out of a number of twisted sticks, the manufacture of a Tuscarora Indian, I selected one of curled maple, curiously convoluted, and adorned with the carved images of a snake and a fish.”

— William H. (William Harris) Elson, Junior High School Literature, Book 1

In Dakar's vibrant markets, Rosalind dodged stalls like a pro. She promised her cat, Nwosu, a fancy fish but got lost in the convoluted alleyways, emerging with a parrot squawking "Bonjour!" instead. Nwosu wasn't impressed.

Winding through Lisbon's steep streets, Kenji navigated the convoluted alleys of Alfama, his shoes clicking rhythmically on the cobblestones as he twisted and turned with each zigzag path.

“The archipelago is the northern terminus of the Inside Passage, a protected waterway of convoluted passages between islands and fjords, beginning in Puget Sound in Washington state.”