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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
circuitous
    adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or
           conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling";
           "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
           her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn:
           circuitous, roundabout]
    2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
       route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a
       roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: devious,
       circuitous, roundabout]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Circuitous \Cir*cu"i*tous\, a. [LL. circuitosus.]
   Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a
   circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.
   -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n.

   Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.
        [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for circuitous:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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