20 entries under tortuous topic. ×

9
circumlocutory(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
6
wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
sidelong(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
3
long-winded(adjective, confused, ambiguous, pointless, rambling)
2
implied(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
2
long(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
out-of-the-way(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
sinister(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
underhand(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
1
ancillary(adjective, ambiguous, secondary, rambling, indirect)
1
long-drawn-out(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
1
secondary(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
1
snaking(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, twisting)
0
contingent(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
0
duplicitous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
0
eventual(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
0
incidental(adjective, ambiguous, rambling)
0
roundabout unintended(expression, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
0
sneaking(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
0
sneaky(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
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