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Definition of Circumlocutory
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, Circumlocutious, Periphrastic
Similar to: Indirect
Derivative terms: Ambage, Circumlocution, Circumlocution, Periphrasis
Similar to: Indirect
Derivative terms: Ambage, Circumlocution, Circumlocution, Periphrasis
Definition of Circumlocutory
1. a. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic.
Definition of Circumlocutory
1. Adjective. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. ¹
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Definition of Circumlocutory
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Circumlocutory
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