Circumlocutious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Circumlocutious is an adjective meaning circumlocutional.
Meaning
circumlocutional.
Example Sentences
I do not shy from the essentially materialistic, often hypocritical aspects of the executive-headhunting profession, but I want to make clear that as much as we corporate consultants initiate circumlocutious arcanities and the simulacra of expertise rather than its substance, we are forced into so doing by a business ethic that often can swallow nothing less familiar: the truth, for instance.
Synonyms for circumlocutious
Depending on context, synonyms include ambagious, periphrastic, circumlocutory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious, circumlocutous, circumscript, circumfixal.
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