All circuitously synonyms
cir·cu·i·tous
C c adverb circuitously
- indirectly — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- tortuously — full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
- obliquely — in an oblique manner or direction.
- meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- winding — the act of winding.
- twist — to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together; intertwine.
- complicatedly — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- convolute — to form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape
- discursive — passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
- tangentially — pertaining to or of the nature of a tangent; being or moving in the direction of a tangent.
- long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.