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circuitous

[ ser-kyoo-i-tuhs ]
/ sərˈkyu ɪ təs /
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adjective

roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.

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Nearby words

  1. circuit rider,
  2. circuit training,
  3. circuit, electric,
  4. circuit, electrical,
  5. circuiter,
  6. circuitry,
  7. circuity,
  8. circulable,
  9. circular,
  10. circular amputation

Origin of circuitous

1655–65; < Medieval Latin circuitōsus, equivalent to circuit(us) circuit + -ōsus -ous
SYNONYMS FOR circuitous
circular, winding, indirect, meandering.
ANTONYMS FOR circuitous
straight, direct.
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British Dictionary definitions for circuitously

circuitous

/ (səˈkjuːɪtəs) /

adjective

indirect and lengthy; roundabouta circuitous route
Derived Formscircuitously, adverbcircuitousness, noun
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Word Origin and History for circuitously

circuitous

adj.

1660s, from Medieval Latin circuitous "full of roundabout ways," from Latin circuitus "a going round" (see circuit (n.)). Related: Circuitously; circuitousness.

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