roundaboutly
- adverb
- /ˌraʊndəˈbaʊtli/
:
indirectamente
- The politician spoke roundaboutly during the interview, making it hard to understand his true stance on the matter.
Examples
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He explained his plan roundaboutly, avoiding any direct mention of the main issue.
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Heinz Barzel came to Jerusalem roundaboutly.
Fiction book (1993) -
Hollywood films can tell Clio's stories, too, and Saving Private Ryan (1998) adds details and textures to this bare picture, albeit roundaboutly.
Academic text (2007) -
She communicated her disagreement roundaboutly, using vague language instead of being direct.
Synonyms
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4.2
In a way that does not say something clearly, often by a hint or through someone else
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8.1
In a roundabout way not going straight to the point
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7.8
Someone speaks in a short, indirect way that only hints at the meaning
Antonyms
How Indirect
Surface Forms
Morphology
roundaboutly = roundabout (transparent) = about + round + ly
Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'roundabout' by adding the productive suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Roundaboutly comes from round + about, like a traffic roundabout where cars go 'in a circle' instead of going straight. So to speak roundaboutly is to say something 'not direct', which is why the word means to do something in an indirect way.