CIRCUITOUS

Circuitous

Noun. Indirect, roundabout Syn: Roundabout, Meandering Ant: Direct, Straight

The bridge flooded the highway, so we were forced to take a circuitous detour that added two hours to our trip.

Jay Gatsby tends to take charge of situations, but about Daisy, he goes about it circuitously -- giving Nick instructions through Jordan.

Today I took a circuitous route to school -- I ended up arriving an hour late.

Shawn D