ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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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