38 entries under circuitous topic. ×

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devious(adjective, straight, deceitful, bent, indirect)
19
tortuous(adjective, straight, bent, crooked, complicated)
13
oblique(adjective, dishonest, straight, deceitful, crafty)
13
circumlocutory(adjective, rambling, indirect, tortuous)
12
winding(verb, adjective, bent, warped, devious)
10
periphrastic(adjective, rambling, indirect, tortuous)
9
discursive(adjective, rambling, indirect, tortuous)
9
rambling(adjective, bent, warped, devious, indirect)
8
circular(adjective, straight, rambling, devious, indirect)
7
twisting(adjective, bent, crooked, warped, devious)
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collateral(adjective, secondary, rambling, devious, indirect)
6
serpentine(adjective, bent, crooked, devious)
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ambiguous(adjective, crooked, rambling, indirect, turning)
5
long-winded(adjective, rambling, tortuous, diffuseness)
5
zigzag(adjective, bent, crooked, warped, devious)
4
complicated(rambling, devious, indirect, tortuous)
4
long(adjective, rambling, tortuous)
4
wandering(adjective, rambling, tortuous, disjointed)
3
erratic(adjective, rambling, tortuous)
2
implied(obscure, rambling, indirect, tortuous)
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