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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
彼は遠回しに伝えた。
He conveyed it indirectly.
上司は部下のミスを遠回しな表現で指摘した。
The boss pointed out the subordinate's mistake with indirect phrasing.
母は試験の結果を遠回しに尋ねてきた。
My mother asked me about the exam results indirectly.