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单词 circuitousness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cir•cu•i•tous /sɚˈkyuɪtəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. going around instead of in a straight line;
    roundabout;
    not direct:The agent took a circuitous route back to her hotel.
cir•cu•i•tous•ly, adv. 
cir•cu•i•tous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cir•cu•i•tous  (sər kyo̅o̅′i təs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. roundabout;
    not direct:a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
  • Medieval Latin circuitōsus, equivalent. to circuit(us) circuit + -ōsus -ous
  • 1655–65
cir•cu′i•tous•ly, adv. 
cir•cu′i•tous•ness, n. 
    circular, winding, indirect, meandering.
    straight, direct.
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