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indirect(subordinate, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
13
sideways(adverb, cross, edge, side)
10
oblique(cross, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
9
askance(adverb, sideways, lateral)
8
askant
8
lateral(sideways, laterality)
7
asquint
7
edgeways(adverb, cross, sideways, aslope)
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devious(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
6
squint
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circuitous(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
5
diagonal
5
side(noun, minor, flanking)
5
slanting(adverb, sideways, aslope, obliquely)
4
collateral(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
4
crabwise(adverb, cross, side, sideways)
4
sloping(adverb, sideways, aslope, obliquely)
4
squint-eyed
4
squinty
3
roundabout(subordinate, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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