circumvent
verb (used with object)
to go around or bypass.
circumventive
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a word derived from
circumvent.
Example Sentences
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No man could look upon his plotting forehead, and sunken eyes closely placed, without feeling at once that he was naturally cunning and circumventive.
From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by William Carleton
