Circuitous
Circuitous adjective - Not straightforward or direct.
Usage example: we took a circuitous route to the airport so as to avoid the massive traffic jam on the highway
Long-winded and circuitous are semantically related. in meandering topic. In some cases you can use "Long-winded" instead an adjective "Circuitous".
Long-winded
Long-winded adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.
Usage example: his long-winded explanation could have been boiled down to two sentences
Circuitous and long-winded are semantically related. You can use "Circuitous" instead an adjective phrase "Long-winded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- long and circuitous
- long and long-winded
- circular and circuitous
- circular and long-winded
- diffuse and circuitous
- diffuse and long-winded
- wandering and circuitous
- wandering and long-winded
- verbose and circuitous
- verbose and long-winded
- loquacious and circuitous
- loquacious and long-winded
- indirect and circuitous
- indirect and long-winded
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