English Explanatory Dictionary

circumforaneous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Wandering from place to place or market to market.
  2. Indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex.

Pronunciation

/sɜːkəmfəˈɹeɪnɪəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-circumforaneous.wav

Word forms

circumforaneous more circumforaneous most circumforaneous

Etymology

From Latin circumforāneus (“itinerant”), from circum- (“around”) + forum (“marketplace”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).

Related words

extraforaneous circumbendibus
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