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Dictionary: cir·cu·i·tous   (sər-kyū'ĭ-təs) pronunciation
 
adj.

Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site.

[From Medieval Latin circuitōsus, from Latin circuitus, a going around. See circuit.]

circuitously cir·cu'i·tous·ly adv.
circuity cir·cu'i·ty or cir·cu'i·tous·ness n.
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Thesaurus: circuitous
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adjective

    Not taking a direct or straight line or course: anfractuous, circular, devious, indirect, oblique, roundabout, tortuous. See straight/bent.

 
Antonyms: circuitous
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adj

Definition: going around, indirect
Antonyms: direct, in line, straight


 
WordNet: circuitous
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
  Synonym: roundabout

Meaning #2: deviating from a straight course
  Synonyms: devious, roundabout


 
Translations: Circuitous
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som går ad omveje, fuld af omsvøb

Nederlands (Dutch)
omslachtig, langdradig

Français (French)
adj. - indirect, détourné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - umständlich, auf Umwegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παρακαμπτήριος, πλάγιος, της πλαγίας οδού, των πλάγιων μέσων

Italiano (Italian)
circuito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - circundante, tortuoso, indireto

Русский (Russian)
окружной, окольный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - indirecto, tortuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kringgående, slingrande, omständlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
迂回的路的, 绕行的, 迂曲的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 迂回的路的, 繞行的, 迂曲的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 우회의, 완곡한, 간접적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 回り道の, 回りくどい, 遠回しの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مباشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עוקף‬


 
 
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