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roundabout way
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun roundabout way has 1 sense
  1. detour, roundabout way - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
    --1 is a kind of road, route

Definitions from the Web

Roundabout Way

Part of speech: noun

Senses:

  • A longer or indirect route taken to reach a destination.
  • A less straightforward or evasive manner of saying or doing something.

Usage:

  1. She took a roundabout way to avoid traffic.
  2. Using a roundabout way of expressing her thoughts, she hinted at her true feelings.

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