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circuitous
English
Etymology
First attested in 1664. From Latin circuit?sus, from circuitus, from circume? (“I go around”), from circum (“around”) + e? (“I go”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /s???kju??t?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /s??kju??t?s/, /s??kju??t?s/
Adjective
circuitous (comparative more circuitous, superlative most circuitous)
- Not direct or to the point.
- Of a long and winding route.
Synonyms
- (not direct): indirect, roundabout
- (of a winding route): roundabout, tortuous
Derived terms
- circuitously
- circuitousness
- uncircuitous
Translations
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circuity
English
Etymology
circuit +? -y
Noun
circuity (countable and uncountable, plural circuities)
- (countable) A circuitous plan; a roundabout way of doing something.
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being circuitous.
- (transport, countable) A measure of the ratio of road miles to air miles between two locations.
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