Circuitous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

deviating from a straight course

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪmpɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɛntˈaɪtəlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɛntˈaɪtəlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪmpɚz/.

Examples

the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
a roundabout paragraph
hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devious roundabout

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct “the explanation was circuitous and puzzling”
adjective	deviating from a straight course “a scenic but devious route”

Word Forms

deviousness

noun

the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

umständlich

gekennzeichnet durch Schrägheit oder Indirektheit in der Sprache oder im Verhalten

🇫🇷French

détourné

marqué par une obliquité ou une indirection dans le discours ou la conduite

🇪🇸Spanish

tortuoso

marcado por oblicuidad o indirección en el habla o la conducta

🇮🇹Italian

tortuoso

caratterizzato da obliquità o indiretta nel parlare o nella condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

omslachtig

gekenmerkt door schuinheid of indirectheid in spraak of gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

tortuoso

marcado por obliquidade ou indireção na fala ou conduta

🇷🇺Russian

окольный

отмечен уклончивостью или косвенностью в речи или поведении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चक्करदार

भाषण या आचरण में तिरछापन या अप्रत्यक्षता द्वारा चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

সার্কিটস

বক্তৃতা বা আচরণে তির্যকতা বা পরোক্ষতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றும்

பேச்சு அல்லது நடத்தையில் சாய்வு அல்லது மறைமுகத்தால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రదక్షిణ

ప్రసంగం లేదా ప్రవర్తనలో వాలుగా లేదా పరోక్షంగా గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

चक्राकार

भाषण किंवा आचरणात तिरकसपणा किंवा दिशानिर्देश द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સર્કિટસ

વાણી અથવા વર્તનમાં ત્રાંસીપણું અથવા પરોક્ષતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೃತ್ತಾಕಾರದ

ಮಾತು ಅಥವಾ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಓರೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪರೋಕ್ಷದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സർക്യൂട്ട്

സംസാരത്തിലോ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലോ ചരിഞ്ഞതോ പരോക്ഷമായോ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੱਕਰੀ

ਬੋਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਆਚਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਿਰਛੇਪਣ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਿੱਧੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

گردشی

تقریر یا طرز عمل میں ترچھا پن یا سمت سے نشان زد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迂回的

以言语或行为中的倾斜或间接为特征

🇯🇵Japanese

回りくどい

言動における遠回しさまたは遠回しさによって特徴づけられる

🇰🇷Korean

우회적인

말이나 행동에 있어 직설적이거나 간접적인 특징이 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quanh co

được đánh dấu bằng sự xiên xẹo hoặc gián tiếp trong lời nói hoặc hành vi

🇹🇭Thai

วงจร

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยความเอียงหรือทางอ้อมในคำพูดหรือการกระทำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berputar-putar

ditandai dengan ketidaksesuaian atau kepalsuan dalam ucapan atau tingkah laku

🇵🇭Filipino

paikot-ikot

minarkahan ng obliqueness o indirection sa pagsasalita o pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

litar

ditandai dengan kecondongan atau kelalaian dalam pertuturan atau kelakuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مباشر

يتميز بالميل أو عدم التوجيه في الكلام أو السلوك

🇮🇷Persian

مداری

با کج یا غیر جهت در گفتار یا رفتار مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dolambaçlı

konuşma veya davranışta dolaylılık veya dolaylılık ile işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מפותל

מסומן על ידי אלכסון או עקיפה בדיבור או בהתנהגות

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In which domain is the word 'circuitous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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