Roundaboutly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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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