43 entries under circuitous topic. ×

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roundabout(adjective, rambling, indirect, tortuous)
12
periphrastic(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
9
indirect(adjective, rambling, tortuous, unintended)
7
oblique(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
7
rambling(adjective, dull, loose, ambiguous, incidental)
7
tortuous(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
6
meandering(adjective, dull, loose, ambiguous, indirect)
5
long-winded(adjective, dull, loose, ambiguous, rambling)
5
twisting(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
circular(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
4
devious(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
4
discursive(adjective, dull, loose, ambiguous, indirect)
4
serpentine(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
sinuous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
winding(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
2
ambiguous(adjective, rambling, indirect, incidental)
2
crooked(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
zigzag(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
1
collateral(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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