circuitously

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cir·cu·i·tous (s

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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

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