7
labyrinthine(adjective, around, indirect, convoluted)
6
wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, tortuous)
5
diffuse
5
erratic(adjective, deviation, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
5
turning(adjective, convoluted, circuition)
5
verbose(adjective, rambling, long-drawn-out)
5
wordy(adjective, confused, pointless, rambling, long-drawn-out)
4
backhanded
4
complicated(adjective, obscure, sophisticated, ambiguous, rambling)
4
deviating(deviation, circuit)
4
digressive
4
errant
4
evasive
4
flexuous
4
prolix(adjective, confused, pointless, rambling, long-drawn-out)
4
sidelong(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
4
vagrant(adjective, deviation, ambiguous, supple, rambling)
3
aberrant
3
circumlocutional
3
convoluted(adjective, convoluted)
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