roundabout
Indirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionaryIndirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
» Don't say it in a roundabout way.
Sage es nicht auf Umwegen. — Manfredo
Не говори обиняками. — sharptoothed
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2 sensesIndirect, circuitous, or circumlocutionary.
umständlich, verschleiert
непрямо́йneprjamój, око́льныйokólʹnyj, окружно́йokružnój
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
allumfassend, übergreifend, universal
- marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
- deviating from a straight course
Examples
31 sentencesDon't say it in a roundabout way.
ruНе говори обиняками. — sharptoothed
deSage es nicht auf Umwegen. — Manfredo
Tom does everything in such a roundabout way.
ruТом вечно ходит вокруг да около. — sharptoothed
He lost control of the car at a roundabout and it flipped.
Він не впорався з керуванням на кільцевому перехресті, і машина перекинулася. — Ahha
Sami was driving through the roundabout.
Yanni went to that huge roundabout.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From round + about [from early 20th c.].From round + about [from early 20th c.].
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Forms
more roundabout, most roundabout| Comparative | more roundabout Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most roundabout Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct:circuitous
- deviating from a straight course:deviouscircuitous
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form