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CIRCUITOUSNESS

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cir⋅cu⋅i⋅tous

  [ser-kyoo-i-tuhs]
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–adjective
roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
Origin:
1655–65; < ML circuitōsus, equiv. to circuit(us) circuit + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
cir⋅cu⋅i⋅tous⋅ly, adverb
cir⋅cu⋅i⋅tous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
circular, winding, indirect, meandering.

Antonyms:
straight, direct.
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cir·cu·i·tous   (sər-kyōō'ĭ-təs)   
adj.  Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site.

[From Medieval Latin circuitōsus, from Latin circuitus, a going around; see circuit.]
cir·cu'i·tous·ly adv., cir·cu'i·ty, cir·cu'i·tous·ness n.
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