24 entries under incidental topic. ×

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sidelong(adjective, cross, ambiguous, indirect)
6
circumlocutory(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect)
6
collateral(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, devious, indirect)
5
implied(adjective, obscure, ambiguous, rambling, indirect)
4
discursive(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, circuitous)
4
periphrastic(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect)
2
ambiguous(adjective, false, vague, misleading, slippery)
2
erratic(adjective, irregular, crooked, ambiguous, inclined)
2
out-of-the-way(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
2
sinister(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
2
wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, circuitous)
1
ancillary(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
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complicated(ambiguous, rambling, devious, indirect)
1
secondary(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
1
subsidiary(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
0
contingent(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
0
eventual(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
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long(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
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long-drawn-out(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
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long-winded(ambiguous, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
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