00767349-a 'marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct';
 
Chinese (simplified) 转弯 抹角 , 迂回+的 , 转弯抹角+的 , 转弯抹角 , 迂回 , 间接
English roundabout 1 , circuitous
Indonesian berbelit-belit
Japanese 遠回し , 回りくどい
Malaysian berpusing-pusing , berbelit-belit
Definitions
English
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
― the explanation was circuitous and puzzling; a roundabout paragraph; hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
Japanese
言葉または行いにおいて斜格的または間接的手段によって特徴づけられる
― その説明は回りくどく困惑させた; 回りくどい段落; 彼女の前夫が彼女の親友と結婚していたと遠回しに聞く
Relations
Similar to: indirect
Semantic Field: alla
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