Main Entry: cir·cu·i·tous

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)sər-ˈkyü-ə-təs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: perhaps from Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus

Date: 1664

1 : having a circular or winding course <a circuitous route>
2 : not being forthright or direct in language or action <a circuitous explanation>

— cir·cu·i·tous·ly adverb

— cir·cu·i·tous·ness noun