48 entries under circuitous topic. ×

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obscure(adjective, humble, distant, minor, private)
3
ambiguous(adjective, false, dishonest, irregular, unreliable)
3
circumlocutory(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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periphrastic(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
3
vagrant(unsettled, deviation, ambiguous, lost, supple)
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implied(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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out-of-the-way(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
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sinister(corrupt, dishonest, ambiguous, unprincipled, rambling)
2
sneaking(adjective, dishonest, cunning, deceitful, ambiguous)
1
collateral(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
1
long(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
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snaking(irregular, crooked, ambiguous, inclined, rambling)
1
straying(adjective, unsettled, winding, divergent)
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ancillary(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, tortuous)
0
confounding(adjective, difficult, striking, winding)
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confusing(adjective, difficult, striking, misleading)
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contingent(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, tortuous)
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detouring(adjective, difficult, striking, winding)
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digressing(adjective, winding, meandering)
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digressory(adjective, difficult, striking, winding)
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