roundaboutly

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adverb

In a roundabout manner; indirectly.

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Meanings

adverbroundaboutly (comparative more roundaboutly, superlative most roundaboutly)

comparative more roundaboutly · superlative most roundaboutly

  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.

    1990, Ernest Hebert, Live Free or Die

Origin

From roundabout + -ly.

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APA

roundaboutly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundaboutly

MLA

“roundaboutly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundaboutly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roundaboutly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roundaboutly.

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