Circumlocutionary
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Circumlocutional; roundabout; periphrastic.
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adjective.
Articulated
in a
roundabout
manner;
tautological
or with
repetitive
language.
adjective.
Evasive
, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
Word Usage
"Kipling favours concreteness and concentration; empty abstractions and circumlocutionary descriptions are wholly absent from his works."