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orbital collapse: of or relating to the eye socket; "orbital scale"; "orbital arch"; of or relating to an orbit; "orbital revolution"; "orbital velocity"

backhanded collapse: roundabout or ambiguous; "attacks from that source amounted to a backhanded compliment to his integrity"; "a backhanded and dishonest way of reaching his goal"

digressive collapse: (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; "amusingly digressive with satirical thrusts at women's fashions among other things"; "a rambling discursive book"; "his excursive remarks"; "a rambling speech about this and that"; of superficial relevance if any; "a digressive allusion to the day of the week"; "a tangential remark"

sigmoid collapse: of or relating to the sigmoid flexure in the large intestine; curved in two directions (like the letter S)

circuitous collapse: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"

flexuous collapse: having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream"

circular collapse: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"; marked by or moving in a circle

oblique collapse: any grammatical case other than the nominative; slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"

equivocal collapse: uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal"; open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"; open to question; "aliens of equivocal loyalty"; "his conscience reproached him with the equivocal character of the union into which he had forced his son"-Anna Jameson

indirect collapse: not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing"; extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow"; having intervening factors or persons or influences; "reflection from the ceiling provided a soft indirect light"; "indirect evidence"; "an indirect cause"; not as a direct effect or consequence; "indirect benefits"; "an indirect advantage"

tortuous collapse: not straightforward; "his tortuous reasoning"; marked by repeated turns and bends; "a tortuous road up the mountain"; "winding roads are full of surprises"; "had to steer the car down a twisty track"

out-of-the-way collapse: out of the ordinary; "out-of-the-way information"; improper or even offensive; "out-of-the-way remarks"; "did you notice anything out-of-the-way?"

devious collapse: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"; indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"; characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

labyrinthine collapse: resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths"; relating to or affecting or originating in the inner ear; "labyrinthine deafness"

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