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adj. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"

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roundabout, circuitous

adj. 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"

oblique, crabwise, sideways

adj. (of movement) at an angle

diversionary

adj. (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive

wandering, winding, rambling, meandering

adj. of a path e.g.; "meandering streams"; "rambling forest paths"; "the river followed its wandering course"; "a winding country road"

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