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(adj) roundabout, devious
deviating from a straight course
a scenic but devious route; a long and circuitous journey by train and boat; a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
(adj) roundabout
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
the explanation was circuitous and puzzling; a roundabout paragraph; hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend