Found 2 items, similar to Circuitous.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: circuitous
circuitous
adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
“the explanation was circuitous and puzzling”;
“a
roundabout paragraph”;
“hear in a roundabout way that
her ex-husband was marrying her best friend” [syn:
roundabout]
2: deviating from a straight course;
“a scenic but devious
route”;
“a long and circuitous journey by train and boat”;
“a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic” [syn:
devious,
roundabout]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Circuitous
Circuitous
\Cir*cu"i*tous\, a. [LL. circuitosus.]
Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a
circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.
--
Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. --
Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n.
Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.
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