35 entries under tortuous topic. ×

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roundabout(adjective, rambling, indirect, circuitous)
9
indirect(adjective, rambling, circuitous, unintended)
8
circuitous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
5
twisting(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
4
circular(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
4
devious(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
4
serpentine(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
4
sinuous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
4
winding(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
2
ambiguous(adjective, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
2
crooked(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
2
wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
2
zigzag(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
collateral(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
1
complicated(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
contingent(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
duplicitous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
erratic(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
eventual(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
1
implied(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
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