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Synonyms
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Meaning:
circuitous

going a long way around

going around, indirect

crooked

twisted; bent

bent, angled

discursive

(of a way of speaking or writing) wandering from one point or subject to another

rambling

erratic

(of a person, behaviours) likely to do unusual or unexpected things

unpredictable; wandering

indirect

not straight or direct

roundabout; unintended

maze

a set of lines, paths etc, arranged to make it difficult to find the centre

labyrinth; confusion

roundabout

not using the shortest or most direct route; a circular area where several roads meet causing traffic to go round instead of directly across

indirect

route

a way (to be) taken from one place to another; to send (a person, ship etc) by a particular route

path over which someone or something travels

sidelong

(directed) to or from one side

roundabout; unintended

sinuous

full of curves and twists

winding, twisting

tortuous

full of twists and bends; not straightforward

very twisted

zigzag

a line or path which turns right and left alternately at sharp (equal or unequal) angles

moving side to side

MEANDERING as in Wiktionary
MEANDERING as in Wikipedia