circuitous
adjectiveFollowing a winding or indirect route; also indirect in expression or action.
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Clear all filtersFollowing a winding or indirect route; also indirect in expression or action.
The act of following a request, rule, or requirement.
Willing to follow instructions or meeting stated requirements.
Willing to follow directions
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To act in accordance with a rule, standard, or accepted pattern.
Following established practices or commonly accepted ideas.
To twist or coil together; figuratively, to make tangled or complicated.
Twist or coil together
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Complicated and difficult to follow.
Complicated and hard to follow
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A conclusion or result that follows naturally or logically from something else.
Following an established habit or usual practice.
Following usual practice
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