Added 9 October 2026
circumlocutory
/sɜː.kəm.ləʊˈkjuː.tə.ɹi/ adjective
Latin root: circumlocūtōrius Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about circumlocutory at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
Origin
From circumlocution + -ory; compare Medieval Latin circumlocūtōrius from Classical Latin circumlocūtiō.
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