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Roundabout


ROUND'ABOUT, adjective [round and about.]

1. Indirect; going round; loose.

Paraphrase is a roundabout way of translating.

2. Ample; extensive; as roundabout sense.

3. Encircling; encompassing.

[In any sense, this word is inelegant.]

ROUND'ABOUT, noun A large strait coat.