14 entries under indirect topic. ×

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circumlocutory(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous, diffuse)
11
roundabout(adjective, rambling, circuitous, tortuous)
8
circuitous(adjective, confused, ambiguous, pointless, rambling)
6
discursive(adjective, confused, ambiguous, rambling)
4
circular(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
devious(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
oblique(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
4
tortuous(adjective, tedious, involved, ambiguous)
3
meandering(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
ambiguous(adjective, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
2
winding(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
1
collateral(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
0
evasive(adjective, circuitous)
0
obliquitous(adjective, circuitous)
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