round about
Not straight through
Round about means approximately or in the vicinity of: I'll be there round about noon, It costs round about fifty dollars.
Also written as one word (roundabout), which as a noun means a traffic circle or, in British English, a merry-go-round.
The phrase suggests imprecision—close enough without being exact.
A round about way of doing something is indirect or circuitous.
- approximatelyClose but not exact
- rotaryInvolving circular motion
- circleCurved closed shape
- circuitousIndirect, winding path
- traffic circleCircular road intersection
turning circle · cloverleaf · vicinity · meandering · turn · roughly · indirect · the long way · loop · carousel · give or take · ride · spin · intersection · detour · evasive · vague · twirl
- approximationsabout, approximately, roughly, almost, nearly
round aboutdirect
Undeviating or to guide
straight · as the crow flies · beeline · straightforward · shortest route
round aboutdirect
Undeviating or to guide
blunt · straightforward · forthright · plain-spoken · frank