16 entries under indirect topic. ×

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roundabout(adjective, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
12
periphrastic(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
8
circuitous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
7
oblique(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
7
tortuous(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
6
meandering(adjective, dull, loose, ambiguous)
4
circular(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
4
devious(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
discursive(adjective, dull, loose, ambiguous)
4
winding(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
ambiguous(adjective, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
2
vague(adjective, dull, loose, wordy)
1
collateral(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
implied(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
obscure(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
sidelong(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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