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.
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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!
(sərkyuɪtəs ) adjective [usu ADJ n] A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct.
(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.
Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language. A circuitous method of inquiry; a circuitous argument.
6 days ago · in a way that is not straight or direct: We entered a beautiful valley through which the river circuitously takes its course.
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CIRCUITOUS meaning: 1 : not straight, short, and direct; 2 : not said or done simply or clearly.