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circuitously

American  
[ser-kyoo-i-tuhs-lee] / sərˈkyu ɪ təs li /

adverb

  1. in a circuitous way.

Example Sentences

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Circuitously, Pinky speaks in voice-over about falling in with a group of people “united by a sense of loss we felt in the world.”

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

Circuitously, through the open door, the cat, her tail in the air, approached and wowed.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar

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