circuitously
1circuitously — circuitous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a route) longer than the most direct way. DERIVATIVES circuitously adverb circuitousness noun …
2Circuitously — 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; …
3circuitously — adverb see circuitous …
4circuitously — See circuitous. * * * …
5circuitously — adverb in a circuitous manner …
6circuitously — adv. indirectly, in a circular manner, round and round …
7circuitously — cir·cu·i·tous·ly …
8circuitously — See: circuitous …
9circuitously — adverb see circuitous …
10circuitous — circuitously, adv. circuitousness, n. /seuhr kyooh i teuhs/, adj. roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument. [1655 65; < ML circuitosus, equiv. to circuit(us) CIRCUIT + osus OUS] Syn. circular, winding, indirect,… …
