circuitous

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sərˈkjuːɪtəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/sɚˈkjuɪtəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sər kyo̅o̅i təs)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cir•cu•i•tous /sɚˈkyuɪtəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. going around instead of in a straight line;
    roundabout;
    not direct:The agent took a circuitous route back to her hotel.
cir•cu•i•tous•ly, adv. 
cir•cu•i•tous•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cir•cu•i•tous  (sər kyo̅o̅i təs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. roundabout;
    not direct:a circuitous route; a circuitous argument.
  • Medieval Latin circuitōsus, equivalent. to circuit(us) circuit + -ōsus -ous
  • 1655–65
cir•cui•tous•ly, adv. 
cir•cui•tous•ness, n. 
    circular, winding, indirect, meandering.
    straight, direct.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
circuitous / səˈkjuːɪtəs/
  1. indirect and lengthy; roundabout: a circuitous route
cirˈcuitouslycirˈcuitousness
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