roundaboutly

English

Etymology

From roundabout +‎ -ly.

Adverb

roundaboutly (comparative more roundaboutly, superlative most roundaboutly)

1. In a roundabout manner; indirectly.
   • 1990, Ernest Hebert, Live Free or Die:

     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.