Circumlocutional

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  • adj. Of or relating to circumlocution : circumlocutionary.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Characterized by circumlocution; circuitous or indirect in language; periphrastic.
    • Word Usage
    "It was in vain that her mother had explained with many circumlocutional phrases, that the fitness in this respect should be accommodated rather to the plebeian husband than to the noble parent."
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    periphrastic    circuitous   
     
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