circuitousness

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Definition of circuitousness word

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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indirectness — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
periphrasis — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
long-winded — talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
circularity — having the form of a circle; round: a circular tower.
circumlocution — A circumlocution is a way of saying or writing something using more words than are necessary instead of being clear and direct.

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