| circuitous definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | indirect, roundabout | 191 sets |
| 2 | roundabout, not direct | 190 sets |
| 3 | roundabout | 154 sets |
| 4 | (adj.) roundabout, not direct | 86 sets |
| 5 | indirect | 69 sets |
| 6 | roundabout; indirect | 67 sets |
| 7 | indirect, taking the longest route | 49 sets |
| 8 | (adj) roundabout, not direct | 39 sets |
| 9 | adj. roundabout, not direct | 24 sets |
| 10 | roundabout, indirect | 22 sets |
| 11 | roundabout; not direct | 19 sets |
| 12 | round about; not following a direct path | 17 sets |
| 13 | marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct | 16 sets |
| 14 | indirect; roundabout | 16 sets |
| 15 | (adj) roundabout, not direct. indirect, meandering. winding | 15 sets |
| 16 | being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course | 15 sets |
| 17 | deviating from a straight course | 14 sets |
| 18 | not direct | 14 sets |
| 19 | indirect, meandering, desultory | 12 sets |
| 20 | indirect, meandering, winding | 11 sets |
| 21 | roundabout not direct | 10 sets |
| 22 | being or taking a roundabout course | 9 sets |
| 23 | indirect or roundabout | 9 sets |
| 24 | round about, not direct | 9 sets |
| 25 | roundabout; not following a direct path | 8 sets |
| 26 | adj. roundabout; indirect. | 8 sets |
| 27 | roundabout;indirect | 8 sets |
| 28 | (adj.) roundabout (the bus's ___ route took us through numerous outlying suburbs. | 8 sets |
| 29 | going in a roundabout or indirect manner | 8 sets |
| 30 | (adj) indirect, roundabout | 7 sets |
| 31 | straight, direct, as the crow flies | 7 sets |
| 32 | roundabout, not following a direct path | 6 sets |
| 33 | roundabout; indirect. | 6 sets |
| 34 | not direct, roundabout | 6 sets |
| 35 | adj. roundabout; indirect | 5 sets |
| 36 | taking a round about lengthy course | 5 sets |
| 37 | (adj) indirect; taking the longest route | 5 sets |
| 38 | (adj.) roundabout (the bus's circuitous route took us through numerous outlying suburbs | 5 sets |
| 39 | (adj) roundabout | 5 sets |
| 40 | (adj.) going in a roundabout or indirect manner | 4 sets |