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Webster 1913 Edition
Roundabout
Round′a-boutˊ
,Adj.
1.
Circuitous; going round; indirect;
as,
. roundabout
speechWe have taken a terrible
roundabout
road. Burke.
2.
Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive.
“Large, sound, roundabout sense.” Locke.
2.
A dance performed in a circle.
Goldsmith.
3.
A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.
4.
A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude.
Cowper.
Webster 1828 Edition
Roundabout
ROUND'ABOUT
,Adj.
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.