circumlocutionary

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˌsɜːkəmləˈkjuːʃənəɹi/    美 /ˌsɝːkəmləˈkjuːʃəˌnɛɹi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
    — The old man's rambling yarn was circumlocutionary.
  2. Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.

词形变化

more circumlocutionary comparative most circumlocutionary superlative

词源

Etymology tree
English circumlocution
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusder.
Middle English -arie
English -ary
English circumlocutionary
From circumlocution + -ary.
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