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circumlocutory adjective [ ˌsəːkəmˈlɒkjʊt(ə)ri ]

• using many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive; long-winded.
• "he has a meandering, circumlocutory speaking style"
Similar: periphrastic, circuitous, indirect, roundabout, tautological, repetitive, repetitious, diffuse, discursive, long-winded, prolix, verbose, wordy, rambling, wandering, tortuous, pleonastic, circumlocutionary, ambagious,


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