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CIRCUITOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deviating from a straight course
Example:
a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic
Synonyms:
circuitous; devious; roundabout
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
Example:
hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
Synonyms:
circuitous; roundabout
Classified under:
Similar:
indirect (extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action)
