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roundabout(rambling, indirect, circuitous, tortuous)
12
periphrastic(tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
10
verbose(dull, loose, talkative, wordy)
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ambagious
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indirect(rambling, circuitous, tortuous, unintended)
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circuitous(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
8
diffuse(tedious, involved, irresolute, talkative)
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wordy(dull, loose, talkative, prolix)
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oblique(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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rambling(dull, loose, ambiguous, incidental)
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tortuous(tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
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circumlocutious
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meandering(dull, loose, ambiguous, indirect)
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prolix(dull, loose, talkative, wordy)
5
long-winded(dull, loose, ambiguous, rambling)
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redundant(dull, loose, tedious, involved)
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twisting(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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devious(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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discursive(dull, loose, ambiguous, indirect)
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equivocal
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