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2 definitions found 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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