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
periphrastic (comparative more periphrastic, superlative most periphrastic)
Expressed in more words than are necessary.
Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
(grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.
Source: Wiktionary
Per`i*phras"tic, Per`i*phras"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. périphrastique.]
Definition: Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; âa mechanism of social controlâ; âmechanisms of communicationâ; âthe mechanics of prose styleâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
