circumbendibus
[ sur-kuhm-ben-duh-buhs ]
noun,plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es.Informal.
a roundabout way; circumlocution.
Origin of circumbendibus
1Words Nearby circumbendibus
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How to use circumbendibus in a sentence
And believe I will just fancy I see this place too; it sounds rather a "circumbendibus" for us this journey.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah | William G. Burn MurdochReality has to be returned to, after this long circumbendibus, though Gavroche has it already.
The Letters of William James, Vol. II | William James
British Dictionary definitions for circumbendibus
circumbendibus
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs) /
noun
jocular a circumlocution
Origin of circumbendibus
1C17: coined from circum- + bend 1, with a pseudo-Latin ending
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