— circumlocutory /serr'keuhm lok"yeuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , circumlocutional, circumlocutionary , adj.
/serr'keuhm loh kyooh"sheuhn/ , n.
1. a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
2. a roundabout expression.
[ 1375-1425; late ME circumlocution- (s. of circumlocutio ). See CIRCUM-, LOCUTION ]
Syn. 1. rambling, meandering, verbosity, prolixity.