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