circuitous

 
Pronunciation: /səːˈkjuːɪtəs/

adjective

  • (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way: the canal followed a circuitous route figurative a circuitous line of reasoning

Derivatives

circuitously

adverb

circuitousness

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from medieval Latin circuitosus, from circuitus 'a way around'(see circuit)