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Related Words for circumlocutory
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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| periphrastic | x//x | Adjective |
| indirect | xx/ | Adjective, Adjective |
| diffuse | x/ | Noun |
| windy | /x | Noun |
| verbose | x/ | Adjective |
| diffusive | x/x | Adjective |
| verbal | /x | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| circumstantial | xx/x | Adjective |
| mysterious | x/xx | Adjective |
| enigmatic | xx/x | Adjective |
| convoluted | /xxx | Adjective |
| roundabout | /xx | Adjective |
| labyrinthine | xx/x | Adjective |
| tortuous | /xx | Adjective |
| sonorous | /xx | Adjective |
| cryptic | /x | Adjective |
| scholastic | x/x | Noun |
| ironical | x/xx | Adjective |
| circulatory | /xxxx | Adjective |
| loquacious | x/x | Adjective |
| ponderous | /xx | Adjective |
| recondite | /xx | Adjective |
| elliptical | x/xx | Adjective |
| flowery | /xx | Noun |
| bookish | /x | Adjective |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| cloudy | /x | Noun |
| puzzling | /xx | Adjective |
| hypocritical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| witty | /x | Adjective |
| laconic | x/x | Adjective |
| cliché | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| polemic | x/x | Noun |
| oracular | /xxx | Adjective |
| figurative | /xxx | Adjective |
| emphatic | x/x | Adjective |
| circumscribed | xx/ | Adjective |
| copious | /xx | Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| poetic | x/x | Adjective |
| deep | / | Adjective |
| artful | /x | Adjective |
| conceited | x/x | Adjective |
| interpretative | xxx/x | Adjective |
| wary | /x | Adjective |
| literary | /xxx | Noun |
| subtle | /x | Adjective |
| cunning | /x | Adjective |
| duplicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| elegant | /xx | Adjective |
| rhythmic | /x | Adjective |
| evasive | x/x | Adjective |
| clouded | /x | Adjective |
| compact | /x | Noun |
| crafty | /x | Adjective |
| allusive | x/x | Adjective |
| succinct | x/ | Adjective |
| abstracted | /xx | Adjective |
| phrases | /x | Noun |
| speech | / | Noun |
| fashion | /x | Noun |
| style | / | Noun |
| manner | /x | Noun |
| language | /x | Noun |
| way | / | Noun |
| abbreviated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| bombastic | x/x | Adjective |
| circuitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| comprehensible | xx/xx | Adjective |
| concise | x/ | Adjective, Verb |
| euphemistic | xx/x | Adjective |
| formulaic | xx/x | Adjective |
| hackneyed | /x | Adjective |
| inelegant | x/xx | Adjective |
| metaphorical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| shorthand | /x | Noun, Verb |
| terse | / | Adjective |
| unnecessarily | x/xxxx | Adverb |
| wordy | /x | Adjective |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| tell | / | Verb, Noun |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
