Circuitous
11circuitous — cir|cu|i|tous [ sər kjuıtəs ] adjective 1. ) a circuitous journey, path, etc. is longer than it needs to be because it is not direct: He took a circuitous route to the library, to avoid passing her house. 2. ) taking a long time to say what you… …
12circuitous — adjective 1) a circuitous route Syn: roundabout, indirect, winding, meandering, serpentine, tortuous Ant: direct, straight 2) a circuitous discussion Syn: indir …
13circuitous — UK [sɜː(r)ˈkjuːɪtəs] / US [sərˈkjuɪtəs] adjective 1) a circuitous journey, path etc is longer than it needs to be because it is not direct He took a circuitous route to the library, to avoid passing her house. 2) taking a long time to say what… …
14circuitous — adj. Circuitous is used with these nouns: ↑route …
15circuitous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. complicated, roundabout, devious, meandering; see indirect . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [sur KYOO i tus] roundabout or indirect. Much to my irritation, the cabbie took a circuitous route to the… …
16circuitous — cir|cu|i|tous [sə:ˈkju:ıtəs US sə:r ] adj going from one place to another in a way that is longer than the most direct way ▪ a hard, circuitous hike >circuitously adv …
17circuitous — adjective circuitous route/course etc a way of getting from one place to another that is longer than the most direct way circuitously adverb …
18circuitous — /səˈkjuətəs / (say suh kyoohuhtuhs) adjective roundabout; not direct: they took a circuitous route to the house. –circuitously, adverb –circuitousness, noun …
19circuitous action — index indirection (indirect action) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
20circuitous route — index detour, indirection (indirect action) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
