circumlocutious, circumlocutory, periphrastic, ambagious
(adjective) roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; âhad a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expressionâ; âA periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings.â-T.S.Eliot; (âambagiousâ is archaic)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
circumlocutory (comparative more circumlocutory, superlative most circumlocutory)
Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic; verbose.
• circumlocuitous
• circumlocutious
• circumlocutional
• circumlocutionary
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*loc"u*to*ry, a.
Definition: Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. Shenstone. The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order. Chambers's Journal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); âallergic childrenâ; âhypersensitive to pollenâ
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