Circuitous

adjective/sɚˈkjuːətəs/science

Definition

Describes a route, journey, or method that is indirect, roundabout, and not straightforward.

Etymology

First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“to go around”), from circum (“around”) + eō (“to go”). By surface analysis, circuit +‎ -ous.

Synonyms

devious, indirect, roundabout

In a sentence

The data took a circuitous path through four services before reaching the dashboard.