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ambagious

adjective
am·​ba·​gious | \ (ˈ)am¦bājəs\

Definition of ambagious

archaic
: roundabout, circuitous

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Other Words from ambagious

ambagiously adverb

First Known Use of ambagious

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for ambagious

Latin ambagiosus, from ambages + -osus -ous

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