Circuitous (adj.)
Pronunciation : ser-kyo-itess
Definitions:
1. lengthy because very indirect
2. being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
3. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
4. deviating from a straight course
5. not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
6. not direct in spatial dimension
Synonyms: anfractuous, circular, devious, indirect, oblique, roundabout, tortuous
Examples in context:
• The circuitous bus route between the two cities went here, there and everywhere and it took an extremely long time to get anywhere.
• A circuitous argument is very similar to a circular argument, which is one that ends up where it begins or attempts to prove something without offering any new information. To say, A majority is that which exists when there is a majority, is to give a circular, or tautological, definition of the word majority.
Source: English-for-students.com