circumventive

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English

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Etymology

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From circumvent +‎ -ive.

Adjective

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circumventive (comparative more circumventive, superlative most circumventive)

  1. evading or overcoming some protective measure.
    A circumventive unauthorised user was accessing secure information.

Derived terms

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