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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
having or taking a long and winding course or procedure; roundabout; indirect.
The many detours caused our trip to be rather circuitous.She put forward a circuitous but logical argument.- synonyms:
- indirect, roundabout, winding
- antonyms:
- direct, straightforward
- similar words:
- circular, devious, labyrinthine, meandering, rambling, serpentine, tortuous
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| derivations: |
circuitously (adv.), circuitousness (n.) |
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