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circuitous

adjective

cir·​cu·​i·​tous (ˌ)sər-ˈkyü-ə-təs How to pronounce circuitous (audio)
1
: having a circular or winding course
a circuitous route
a circuitous journey by snowmobile
2
: not being forthright or direct in language or action
a circuitous explanation
His circuitous form of logic was mind-boggling.
circuitously adverb
circuitousness noun

Did you know?

If you guessed that circuitous is related to circuit, you're right—both words come from Latin circuitus, the past participle of the verb circumire, meaning "to go around." Circumire is derived, in turn, from Latin circum, meaning "around," plus ire, which means "to go." Other circum descendants making the rounds in English include circumference ("the perimeter of a circle"), circumvent (one meaning of which is "to make a circuit around"), circumlocution ("the act of 'talking around' a subject"), and circumnavigate ("to go around"). There's also the prefix circum-, which means "around" or "about," and the familiar word circumstance, which describes a condition or event that "stands around" another.

Example Sentences

Their logic seems a bit circuitous. we took a circuitous route to the airport so as to avoid the massive traffic jam on the highway
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Word History

Etymology

perhaps from Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus — see circuit entry 1

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of circuitous was in 1664

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