circuitous

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(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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adjective

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

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adj

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

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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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