CIRCUMLOCUTORY Synonyms

• marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

• deviating from a straight course

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• spread out; not concentrated in one place

• lacking conciseness

• move outward

• spread or diffuse through

• cause to become widely known

• of superficial relevance if any

• (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

• relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

• using or containing too many words

• of a path e.g.

• tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length

• spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

• (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

• of a path e.g.

• a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

• a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement

• marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct

• deviating from a straight course

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• using or containing too many words

• using or containing too many words

• travelling about without any clear destination

• migratory

• of a path e.g.

• having no fixed course

• using or containing too many words

• roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

• roundabout and unnecessarily wordy