Open English Wordnet
Adjectives
(s)circuitous, roundaboutmarked 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”
(s)devious, circuitous, roundaboutdeviating from a straight course“a scenic but devious route”, “a long and circuitous journey by train and boat”, “a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic”