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circuitously

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cir·cu·i·tous  (sr-ky-ts)
adj.
Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course: took a circuitous route to avoid the accident site.
[From Medieval Latin circuitsus, from Latin circuitus, a going around; see circuit.]
cir·cui·tous·ly adv.
cir·cui·ty, cir·cui·tous·ness n.
Translations
circuitously
adv → umständlich; the road winds circuitously → die Straße schlängelt sich
circuitously [sɜːˈkjʊɪtəslɪ] adv → facendo un lungo giro (fig) → indirettamente
circuitously [sɜːˈkjʊɪtəslɪ] adv → facendo un lungo giro (fig) → indirettamente


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