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Definition of Circumlocutious
1. Adjective. Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy. "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."
Exact synonyms: Ambagious, Circumlocutory, Periphrastic
Similar to: Indirect
Derivative terms: Ambage, Circumlocution, Circumlocution, Periphrasis
Similar to: Indirect
Derivative terms: Ambage, Circumlocution, Circumlocution, Periphrasis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumlocutious
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