ambiguous β If you describe something as ambiguous, you mean that it is unclear or confusing because it can be understood in more than one way.
ancillary β The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
circuitous β A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
implied β involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
incidental β happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate conjunction with something else.
oblique β neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
tortuous β full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked: a tortuous path.
collateral β Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan.
circular β Something that is circular is shaped like a circle.
complicated β If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
contingent β A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
crooked β If you describe something as crooked, especially something that is usually straight, you mean that it is bent or twisted.
devious β If you describe someone as devious you do not like them because you think they are dishonest and like to keep things secret, often in a complicated way.
duplicitous β marked or characterized by duplicity.
eventual β Occurring at the end of or as a result of a series of events; final; ultimate.
long-drawn-out β lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
out-of-the-way β remote from much-traveled, frequented, or populous regions; secluded: an out-of-the-way inn up in the hills.
secondary β next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
serpentine β of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
sidelong β directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
sinister β threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
sinuous β having many curves, bends, or turns; winding: a sinuous path.
snaking β any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
sneaking β acting in a furtive or underhand way.
sneaky β like or suggestive of a sneak; furtive; deceitful.
subsidiary β serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
twisting β a deviation in direction; curve; bend; turn.
