circuitously

  • 71in a roundabout way — in an indirect manner, circuitously …

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  • 72indirectly — adv. circuitously, in a roundabout manner; deviously …

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  • 73circuitous — [sə: kju:ɪtəs] adjective (of a route) longer than the most direct way. Derivatives circuitously adverb circuitousness noun …

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  • 74round — I. a. 1. Circular. 2. Spherical, globular, orbicular, rotund, orbed. 3. Cylindrical. 4. Full, complete, entire, unbroken, whole. 5. Large, great, considerable. 6. Plump, chubby, corpulent, stout, full, swelling. 7. Smooth, contin …

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  • 75circuitous — adjective circuitous route/course etc a way of getting from one place to another that is longer than the most direct way circuitously adverb …

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  • 76obliquely — adverb 1) was the rope, strung across this road obliquely, a real weapon or just a simpleminded booby trap? Syn: diagonally, at an angle, slantwise, sideways, sidelong, aslant 2) she was an embarrassment, someone who could only be spoken of… …

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  • 77around — adv 1. about, on all sides, right and left, in all directions; everywhere, throughout, all over, in all parts, over, through; to and fro, here and there, hither and thither, hither and yon, far and wide. 2. in circumference, perimetrically,… …

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  • 78erratically — adv 1. capriciously, whimsically, fancifully, without rhyme or reason; aimlessly, haphazardly, directionlessly, indirectly, circuitously; discursively, digressively, tangentially. 2. irregularly, inconsistently, aberrantly; desultorily,… …

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  • 79circuitous — UK [sɜː(r)ˈkjuːɪtəs] / US [sərˈkjuɪtəs] adjective 1) a circuitous journey, path etc is longer than it needs to be because it is not direct He took a circuitous route to the library, to avoid passing her house. 2) taking a long time to say what… …

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  • 80wind — I n. [[t]wɪnd,[/t]] lit. [[t]waɪnd[/t]] v. [[t]wɪnd[/t]] n. 1) cvb mer air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth s surface, caused by temperature differentials in air 2) mer a gale; storm; hurricane 3) any …

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