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单词 circuitous
释义 cir·cu·i·tous
\|sər.|kyüəd.əs, (ˈ)sə̄.|-, (ˌ)səi.|-, _sə(r)ˈk-, -ətəs\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus circuit + -osus -ous — more at circuit
1. : being a circular or winding course : indirect, roundabout
 < two lines possible — the one direct by sea, the other circuitous through Gaul — A.T.Mahan >
 < in one circuitous mile through the business district it [the San Antonio river] ends up less than eight hundred yards from where it started — Green Peyton >
2. : marked by roundabout, indirect, or devious procedure
 < circuitous actions >
: not forthright, direct, or to the point
 < circuitous in speech >
cir·cu·i·tous·ly adverb
cir·cu·i·tous·ness noun -es
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