circuitous
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adjective \(ˌ)sər-ˈkyü-ə-təs\Definition of CIRCUITOUS
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
See Examples of CIRCUITOUS
- Their logic seems a bit circuitous.
- <we took a circuitous route to the airport so as to avoid the massive traffic jam on the highway>
Origin of CIRCUITOUS
perhaps from Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus
First Known Use: 1664
Related to CIRCUITOUS
- Synonyms
- indirect, circular, roundabout
- Antonyms
- direct, straight, straightforward
Rhymes with CIRCUITOUS
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