English Explanatory Dictionary

circuitous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not direct or to the point.
  2. Being a long and winding route.

Pronunciation

/sɜːˈkjuːɪtəs/ /sɚˈkjuːətəs/ /sɚˈkjuːɪtəs/ en-us-circuitous.ogg

Word forms

circuitous more circuitous most circuitous

Etymology

First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“to go around”), from circum (“around”) + eō (“to go”). By surface analysis, circuit + -ous.

Synonyms

indirect roundabout tortuous

Derived words

circuitously circuitousness uncircuitous
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