7
twisting(adjective, bent, crooked, warped, devious)
7
whirligig
6
circuit(noun, trip, swing, course, round)
6
collateral(adjective, secondary, rambling, devious, indirect)
6
rotary
6
round(adverb, trip, swing, course, visit)
6
serpentine(adjective, bent, crooked, devious, circuitous)
6
sinuous(adjective, bent, crooked, warped, devious)
5
carrousel
5
ambiguous(adjective, crooked, rambling, indirect, turning)
5
detour(noun, delay, difficulty, escape, circuit)
5
deviating(adjective, indirect, circuit)
5
diffuse(adjective, diffuseness)
5
digressive(adjective, diffuseness)
5
long-winded(adjective, rambling, circuitous, tortuous, diffuseness)
5
prolix(adjective, diffuseness)
5
twisted
5
twisty
5
verbose(adjective, diffuseness)
5
wordy(adjective, diffuseness)
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