Definition for ROUND'A-BOUT

ROUND'A-BOUT, a. [round and about.]

  1. Indirect; going round; loose. Paraphrase is a roundabout way of translating. Felton.
  2. Ample; extensive; as, roundabaut sense. Locke.
  3. Encircling; encompassing. Tatler. [In any sense, this word is inelegant.]

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