circuitous; roundabout; winding; full of twists and turns

pedantic; trite; inflexible; clinging to old traditions or outdated ideas and being unable to adapt to the present

(idiom) meandering and circuitous; describes something that is tortuous or involves complicated developments that go around in circles

winding and circuitous; tortuous

high-sounding but impractical; unrealistic and out of touch with reality

pedantry; a pedantic, impractical, or old-fashioned style or temperament

slow in movement or thinking; dilatory; roundabout or cumbersome

An impractical scholar or person who is out of touch with the world; a pedantic and unrealistic person

A pedantic or impractical person; an old fogey who is out of touch with the world.

describes someone whose thinking or behavior is out of touch with reality and lacking in cleverness; old-fashioned and clumsy

holding to old-fashioned or outdated ideas with unreasonable stubbornness

Unrealistic or pedantic talk; old-fashioned and impractical opinions.

sluggish or delaying in action; slow to get things done

inflexible; stubborn; overly bound by convention or rules

a long period of time; for a while

an impractical, pedantic, or old-fashioned old man

to attack from an unexpected direction; to launch a surprise attack by making a circuitous approach

sticking to old rules and unable to adapt to new circumstances; conservative

slow in action or thought; dull and clumsy

Describes someone who is impractical or slow-moving but straightforward and sincere

the strategy of taking a circuitous route or an indirect approach to gain a direct advantage, typically used in a military or competitive context

An absurd, pedantic, or unrealistic opinion

statements that are impractical, roundabout, or out of touch with reality; senseless talk

cautious or conservative and slow of speech

(literary) preposterous and absurd; impractical and wild in speech or ideas; not conforming to reason

impractical; unrealistic; not based in reality

to make a detour or take a roundabout route

narrow-minded and stubborn in adhering to outdated conventions or ideas