roundabout

/ˈraʊndəˌbaʊt/ adjective [always before noun]

Translation

› A roundabout way of doing something or going somewhere is not the direct way.

dolaylı, dolambaçlı, dolaşık

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(Definition of roundabout adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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