circuitously
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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His seamless design emerges only gradually and circuitously.
This could also come, more circuitously, through the application of a planned carbon trade tax in various jurisdictions.
From BBC
It cemented Auster as a stylish writer, one whose distinctive narrators searched for meaning and identity, circuitously and in perpetuity, against the constraints of art and language.
From New York Times
However, by removing most jury trials from the court dockets, the city acted circuitously.
From Washington Post
Somehow or other I was able to circuitously get the latter two to work again, by downloading links from far corners of the planet.
From BBC
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