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INDIRECT |
Circuitous |
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DIRECT |
Not circuitous |
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STRAIGHT |
Not circuitous |
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DETOUR |
Circuitous way |
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AMBAGIOUS |
Circumlocutory; circuitous. |
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PERITROPAL |
Rotatory; circuitous. |
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CIRCUMFLEX |
Moving or turning round; circuitous. |
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COMPASS |
A passing round; circuit; circuitous course. |
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ROUNDABOUT |
Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout
speech. |
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CIRCUMFERENTIAL |
Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing;
encircling; circuitous. |
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CIRCUMLOCUTIONAL |
Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions;
periphrastic; circuitous. |
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WINDING |
Twisting from a direct line or an even surface;
circuitous. |
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WINDLASS |
A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a
shift. |
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AMBAGES |
A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or
proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech. |
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HETEROGAMY |
The process of fertilization in plants by an indirect
or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy. |
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TURN |
A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it
began; a short walk; a stroll. |
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CIRCUITOUS |
Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a
circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. |
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ABOUT |
In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the
outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across. |
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TOUR |
A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a
prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour
of Europe; the tour of France or England. |