roundabout, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
deviating from a straight course
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
circuitous devious roundabout
sample sentences
"a scenic but devious route""a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
circuitous roundabout
sample sentences
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling""a roundabout paragraph"
"hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
semantic pointers
similar to