Definitions for: Circuitous

[adj] deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
[adj] marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"

Webster (1913) Definition: Cir*cu"i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.]
Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a
circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.
-- Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n.

Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.

Synonyms: devious, indirect, roundabout

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