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circumlocutory
cir·cum·lo·cu·tion C0365900 (sûr′kəm-lō-kyo͞o′shən)n.1. The use of unnecessarily wordy language, especially in being vague or evasive.2. A roundabout or evasive expression: Circumlocutions like "go to the bathroom" are often used in place of words that are considered vulgar or indelicate.
[Middle English circumlocucioun, from Latin circumlocūtiō, circumlocūtiōn-, from circumlocūtus, past participle of circumloquī : circum-, circum- + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
cir′cum·loc′u·to′ri·ly (-lŏk′yə-tôr′ə-lē) adv.cir′cum·loc′u·to′ry (-tôr′ē) adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  circumlocutory - roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic)ambagious, circumlocutious, periphrasticindirect - extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action; "making indirect but legitimate inquiries"; "an indirect insult"; "doubtless they had some indirect purpose in mind"; "though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest"; "known as a shady indirect fellow" |
TranslationsMedicalSeecircumlocutioncircumlocutory
Synonyms for circumlocutoryadj roundabout and unnecessarily wordySynonyms- ambagious
- circumlocutious
- periphrastic
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