cir·cu·i·tous
cir·cu·i·tous/sərˈkyo͞oədəs/
adjective
(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.
"the canal followed a circuitous route"
synonyms: roundabout, indirect, winding, meandering, serpentine, tortuous, twisting, anfractuous, oblique, circumlocutory, periphrastic, discursive, digressive, long-winded, evasive, circumlocutionary, ambagious
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adjective. cir·cu·i·tous (ˌ)sər-ˈkyü-ə-təs. Synonyms of circuitous. 1. : having a circular or winding course.
CIRCUITOUS meaning: 1. not straight or direct: 2. not straight or direct: 3. not straight or direct; roundabout: . Learn more.
adjective. roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument. Synonyms: indirect, winding, circular. Antonyms: direct, straight.
Circuitous means indirect or roundabout. If you're already late for school, you'll want to take the straightest, fastest way there, not a circuitous one!
CIRCUITOUS definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
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(sərkyuɪtəs ) adjective [usu ADJ n] A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
CIRCUITOUS meaning: 1 : not straight, short, and direct; 2 : not said or done simply or clearly.
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Feb 27, 2011 · 1 : having a circular or winding course. 2 : not being forthright or direct in language or action. circuitous in Context.
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Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language. A circuitous method of inquiry; a circuitous argument.
(of a route or journey) long and not direct synonym roundabout. He took us on a circuitous route to the hotel. The journey was circuitous and slow.
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circuitous (comparative more circuitous, superlative most circuitous) Not direct or to the point. Of a long and winding route.