| circuitous definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | roundabout, not direct | 209 sets |
| 2 | indirect, roundabout | 197 sets |
| 3 | roundabout | 158 sets |
| 4 | (adj.) roundabout, not direct | 100 sets |
| 5 | indirect | 73 sets |
| 6 | roundabout; indirect | 70 sets |
| 7 | indirect, taking the longest route | 50 sets |
| 8 | (adj) roundabout, not direct | 44 sets |
| 9 | adj. roundabout, not direct | 27 sets |
| 10 | roundabout, indirect | 24 sets |
| 11 | indirect; roundabout | 19 sets |
| 12 | roundabout; not direct | 19 sets |
| 13 | round about; not following a direct path | 17 sets |
| 14 | not direct | 16 sets |
| 15 | deviating from a straight course | 16 sets |
| 16 | (adj) roundabout, not direct. indirect, meandering. winding | 16 sets |
| 17 | marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct | 16 sets |
| 18 | being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course | 15 sets |
| 19 | indirect, meandering, winding | 13 sets |
| 20 | indirect, meandering, desultory | 12 sets |
| 21 | round about, not direct | 10 sets |
| 22 | roundabout not direct | 10 sets |
| 23 | straight, direct, as the crow flies | 10 sets |
| 24 | adj. roundabout; indirect. | 10 sets |
| 25 | indirect or roundabout | 9 sets |
| 26 | being or taking a roundabout course | 9 sets |
| 27 | roundabout; not following a direct path | 9 sets |
| 28 | going in a roundabout or indirect manner | 8 sets |
| 29 | (adj.) roundabout (the bus's ___ route took us through numerous outlying suburbs. | 8 sets |
| 30 | roundabout;indirect | 8 sets |
| 31 | (adj) indirect, roundabout | 7 sets |
| 32 | indirect or roundabout; long-winded | 7 sets |
| 33 | roundabout; indirect. | 7 sets |
| 34 | (adj) indirect; taking the longest route | 7 sets |
| 35 | not direct, roundabout | 6 sets |
| 36 | adj. roundabout; indirect | 6 sets |
| 37 | roundabout, not following a direct path | 6 sets |
| 38 | (adj.) roundabout (the bus's circuitous route took us through numerous outlying suburbs | 5 sets |
| 39 | taking a round about lengthy course | 5 sets |
| 40 | roundabout (adj) | 5 sets |