Roundaboutly

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a roundabout manner; indirectly.

    "Now, all of a sudden, he found himself cautious, trying to be a politician, and the result was, he expressed his frustrations roundaboutly instead of directly."

Example

More examples

"Now, all of a sudden, he found himself cautious, trying to be a politician, and the result was, he expressed his frustrations roundaboutly instead of directly."

Etymology

From roundabout + -ly.

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