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

1. adjective. Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.
2. adjective. deviating from a straight course

   "a scenic but devious route"

   "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"

   Synonyms: devious, roundabout

3. adjective. marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

   "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"

   "a roundabout paragraph"

   Synonyms: roundabout

Synonyms

devious, roundabout

Common word forms

circuitously, circuitousness

Words from these letters

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