32 entries under tortuous topic. ×

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roundabout(adjective, rambling, indirect, circuitous)
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wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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erratic(adjective, deviation, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
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indirect(adjective, deviation, rambling, circuitous)
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devious(deviation, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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oblique(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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zigzag(deviation, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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circular(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
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out-of-the-way(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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serpentine(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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twisting(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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complicated(obscure, sophisticated, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
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obscure(sophisticated, ambiguous, complicated, rambling, incidental)
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ambiguous(rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
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ancillary(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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collateral(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
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contingent(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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crooked(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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duplicitous(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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eventual(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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