Definition of circumlocutory

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  • circumlocutory is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 25
  • circumlocutory is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 25
  • circumlocutory is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 31

Definition of circumlocutory

  • roundabout and unnecessarily wordy (adjective)

    Examples

    1. had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression

    Synonyms

    1. ambagious
    2. circumlocutious
    3. periphrastic

See definition of circumlocutory in Merriam Webster