Circuitous
Circuitous adjective - Not straightforward or direct.
Guileful and circuitous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guileful" instead an adjective "Circuitous".
Guileful
Guileful adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
Usage example: tried to fix the game with a guileful plot to sabotage the other team's bats, but the umpire caught them
Circuitous and guileful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Circuitous" instead an adjective "Guileful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- foxy and circuitous
- foxy and guileful
- cunning and circuitous
- cunning and guileful
- crooked and circuitous
- crooked and guileful
- underhanded and circuitous
- underhanded and guileful
- slick and circuitous
- slick and guileful
- subtle and circuitous
- subtle and guileful
- sneaky and circuitous
- sneaky and guileful
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