Circuitous
Pronunciation : Cir*cu"i*tous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [LL. circuitosus.]
Definition : Defn: Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accompalishing an end. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n.
Syn. -- Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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