circumbendibus, ambages†, loop; winding &c (circuition) 311 [Obs.];
zigzag &c (deviation) 279.
V. perform a circuit; go round about, go out of one's way; make a
detour; meander &c (deviate) 279.
lead a pretty dance; beat about the bush; make two bites of a
cherry.
Adj. circuitous, indirect, roundabout; zigzag &c (deviating) 279;
backhanded.
Adv. by a side wind, by an indirect course; in a roundabout way; from
pillar to post.