We took a circuitous route home to avoid poor roads.
SYNONYM(S): indirect, devious.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cir|cu´i|tous|ly — cir|cu|i|tous «suhr KYOO uh tuhs», adjective. not direct; roundabout: »We took a circuitous route home to avoid poor roads. SYNONYM(S): indirect, devious. –cir|cu´i|tous|ly, adverb. –cir|cu´i|tous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
cir|cu|i|tous — «suhr KYOO uh tuhs», adjective. not direct; roundabout: »We took a circuitous route home to avoid poor roads. SYNONYM(S): indirect, devious. –cir|cu´i|tous|ly, adverb. –cir|cu´i|tous|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
cir — cir; cir·caea; cir·ce·an; cir·cen·sian; cir·ci·nate; cir·ci·ter; cir·clet; cir·cuit·al; cir·cui·teer; cir·cuit·er; cir·cu·i·tion; cir·cuit·or; cir·cu·i·tous; cir·cu·i·ty; cir·cu·lant; cir·cu·lar·i·ty; cir·cu·lar·i·za·tion; cir·cu·lar·ize;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
tous — ablas·tous; ac·cliv·i·tous; ace·tous; ag·na·tho·stom·a·tous; alac·ri·tous; an·gi·om·a·tous; an·his·tous; ap·lo·per·i·stom·a·tous; aproc·tous; argen·tous; ar·thro·pom·a·tous; aso·ma·tous; ath·er·om·a·tous; at·ra·men·tous; atrem·a·tous;… … English syllables
circuitousness — cir·cu·i·tous·ness … English syllables
circuitous — cir•cu•i•tous [[t]sərˈkyu ɪ təs[/t]] adj. roundabout; not direct • Etymology: 1655–65; < ML cir•cu′i•tous•ly, adv. cir•cu′i•tous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
cu — acal·cu·lia; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; ac·cu·ra·cy; ac·cu·rate; ac·cu·rate·ly; ac·cu·rate·ness; ac·cu·sa·tion; ac·cu·sa·ti·val; ac·cu·sa·trix; ad·os·cu·la·tion; aes·cu·la·ce·ae; aes·cu·la·pi·an;… … English syllables
Circuitous — Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circuitously — Circuitous Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
