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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Circuitous \Cir*cu"i*tous\, a. [LL. circuitosus.]
Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as a
circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end
-- {Cir*cu"i*tous*ly}, adv -- {Cir*cu"i*tous*ness}, n.
Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
circuitous
adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a
roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: {roundabout}]
2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat";
"a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {devious},
{roundabout}]
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