43 entries under circuitous topic. ×

10
indirect(adjective, straight, rambling, around, devious)
8
oblique(adjective, straight, ambiguous, around, devious)
8
roundabout(adjective, straight, rambling, devious, indirect)
6
devious(adjective, straight, ambiguous, rambling, indirect)
5
tortuous(adjective, straight, ambiguous, rambling, devious)
3
circumlocutory(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
3
periphrastic(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
3
twisting(bent, crooked, ambiguous, indirect, incidental)
2
discursive(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
2
meandering(ambiguous, rambling, devious, indirect, incidental)
2
out-of-the-way(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, tortuous)
1
collateral(ambiguous, rambling, devious, indirect, incidental)
1
complicated(ambiguous, rambling, devious, indirect, incidental)
1
crooked(bent, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
1
implied(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
1
long(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
1
obscure(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
1
rambling(ambiguous, devious, indirect, incidental)
1
serpentine(bent, crooked, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
1
sidelong(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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