Circumlocutional

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characterized by circumlocution; circuitous or indirect in language; periphrastic.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous.
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  • adjective. Of or relating to circumlocution : circumlocutionary.
    • Word Usage
    "It was in vain that her mother had explained with many circumlocutional phrases, that the fitness in this respect should be accommodated rather to the plebeian husband than to the noble parent."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    circuitous  periphrastic  
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