circuitous
[ ser-kyoo-i-tuhs ]
adjective
roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
Origin of circuitous
1Other words for circuitous
Opposites for circuitous
Other words from circuitous
- cir·cu·i·tous·ly, adverb
- cir·cu·i·tous·ness, noun
- non·cir·cu·i·tous, adjective
- non·cir·cu·i·tous·ly, adverb
- non·cir·cu·i·tous·ness, noun
- un·cir·cu·i·tous, adjective
- un·cir·cu·i·tous·ly, adverb
- un·cir·cu·i·tous·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for circuitous
circuitous
/ (səˈkjuːɪtəs) /
adjective
indirect and lengthy; roundabout: a circuitous route
Derived forms of circuitous
- circuitously, adverb
- circuitousness, noun
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