circuitous

Meaning

1. Not direct or to the point.
2. Of a long and winding route.

Synonyms

roundabout

indirect

devious

circular

ambagious

rotatory

oblique

lateral

mealymouthed

mediate

orbital

peregrine

rotary

rotating

rotational

rotative

roving

side

sidelong

sinuous

slanting

turning

twisting

vagabond

vagrant

vicarious

winding

circumlocutious

gyral

aslant

divious

backhanded

bevel

evasive

gyratory

inexplicit

itinerant

Translations

tortuoso

weitschweifig

omslachtig

carrefour giratoire

dolaylı

cyclicus

tortueux

περιστροφικός

πλάγιος

indirect

retors

sinueux

دائري

sinuoso

circonferenziale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɜːˈkjuːɪtəs/

Etymology

First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“I go around”), from circum (“around”) + eō (“I go”). By surface analysis, circuit + -ous.