circuitous

Adjective

• deviating 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
    

• marked 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  devious , roundabout