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40 entries under tortuous topic. ×

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devious(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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circuitous(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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collateral(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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roundabout(adjective, subordinate, rambling, indirect, incidental)
2
crooked(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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secondary(adjective, subordinate, ambiguous, rambling, incidental)
2
sinister(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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ancillary(subordinate, ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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circular(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
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circumlocutory(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
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complicated(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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contingent(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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duplicitous(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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eventual(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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implied(ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental, circuitous)
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incidental(adjective, subordinate, ambiguous, rambling, circuitous)
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long-drawn-out(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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obscure(adjective, ambiguous, rambling, indirect, incidental)
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out-of-the-way(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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periphrastic(ambiguous, rambling, incidental, circuitous)
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