Dictionary Entry
circuitous
circuitous is a 10-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.
- 2adjective
deviating from a straight course
"a scenic but devious route"
"a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"
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- 3adjective
marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
"the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"
"a roundabout paragraph"
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