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meandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
3
twisting(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
2
ambiguous(adjective, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
2
bombastic(adjective, tedious, involved, surplus, diffuse)
2
crooked(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
2
digressive
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excursive
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garrulous(adjective, talkative, wordy, prolix)
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lengthy(adjective, wordy, diffuseness)
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rhetorical(adjective, tedious, involved, diffuse, talkative)
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tedious(adjective, confused, involved, diffuse, pointless)
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twisted
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wandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
2
winding(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
2
zigzag(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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circumlocutional
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collateral(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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copious
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deceitful
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equivocal
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