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- 1. (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way: "the canal followed a circuitous route" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of CIRCUITOUS is having a circular or winding course. How to use circuitous in a sentence. Did you know?
adjective. us / sərˈkju·ɪ·t̬əs / Add to word list. not straight or direct; roundabout: We took a circuitous route home. circuitously.
adjective. us / sərˈkju·ɪ·t̬əs / Add to word list. not straight or direct; roundabout: We took a circuitous route home. circuitously.
Circuitous definition: roundabout; not direct. See examples of CIRCUITOUS used in a sentence.
adj. 1. Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site. 2. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language: a circuitous method of inquiry; a circuitous argument. [From Medieval Latin circuitōsus, from Latin circuitus, a going around; see circuit .]
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!
Definition of 'circuitous' Word Frequency. circuitous. (səʳkjuːɪtəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A circuitous route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct. [formal] The cabdriver took them on a circuitous route to the police station. Stuart came into film-making via a circuitous route. More Synonyms of circuitous.
Definition of circuitous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
circuitous meaning, definition, what is circuitous: going from one place to another in a way...: Learn more.
Roundabout; indirect; devious. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Characterized by indirectness, evasiveness, or complexity, as in action or language. A circuitous method of inquiry; a circuitous argument. American Heritage. Not direct or to the point. Wiktionary. Of a long and winding route.
