Circumlocutory - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃən|
Brit.
|ˌsɜːkəmˈlɒkjʊt(ə)rɪ|
adjective
- roundabout and unnecessarily wordy (syn: periphrastic)
had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression
Extra examples
He was criticized for his use of circumlocution.
I'm trying to avoid circumlocutions in my writing.
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