What does circuitous mean in English? Meaning of circuitous definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "circuitous": marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
Adjective
Meaning: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conductExample: the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
a roundabout paragraph
hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friendSynonyms: circuitous
roundaboutSimilar: indirectMeaning of "circuitous": deviating from a straight course
Adjective
Meaning: deviating from a straight courseExample: a scenic but devious route
a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour trafficSynonyms: circuitous
devious
roundaboutSimilar: indirectAdjective: Not direct or to the point.Of a long and winding route. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, The Celebrity: I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, The Celebrity: I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.Synonyms:
tortuous, devious, rambling, meandering, labyrinthine, back road, circular, collateral, complicated, oblique, roundabout, ambagious, by way of, long way, long way around, winding around,
Antonyms:
direct, straight, straightforward, in line,
