circuitous
pronunciation
How to pronounce circuitous in British English:
UK [səˈkjuːɪtəs]
How to pronounce circuitous in American English:
US [sərˈkjuːɪtəs]
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- Adjective:
- marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
- deviating from a straight course
Word Origin
- circuitous (adj.)
- 1660s, from Medieval Latin circuitous "full of roundabout ways," from Latin circuitus "a going round" (see circuit (n.)). Related: Circuitously; circuitousness.
Example
- 1. It comes in via various circuitous routes .
- 2. The advantages of non-profit status are few , beyond less circuitous access to certain sources of funds .
- 3. This linkage opens up the possibility of a circuitous eastern route into south-east asia , via cambodia and thailand .
- 4. Their extraordinarily circuitous route reflected uncertainty about their ultimate destination , as well as the need to avoid hostile forces .
- 5. Commercial airliners around the world follow circuitous flight paths , waste time in holding patterns before landing and burn precious fuel taxiing .