CIRCUITOUS


Meaning of CIRCUITOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)sər-ˈkyü-ə-təs ]

adjective

Etymology: perhaps from Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus

Date: 1664

1. : having a circular or winding course

a circuitous route

2. : not being forthright or direct in language or action

a circuitous explanation

• cir·cu·i·tous·ly adverb

• cir·cu·i·tous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.