circuitous

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō "I go around", from circum "around + "I go"

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /sɜːˈkjuːɪtəs/
  • (US) IPA: /sɚˈkjuːətəs/, /sɚˈkjuːɪtəs/
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[edit] Adjective

circuitous (comparative more circuitous, superlative most circuitous)

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

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