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Synonyms of circumlocutory in English:
circumlocutory
See definition of circumlocutory
adjective
1‘his circumlocutory language’
SYNONYMS
periphrastic, circuitous, indirect, roundabout
tautological, repetitive, repetitious, diffuse, discursive, long-winded, prolix, verbose, wordy, rambling, wandering, tortuous
rare pleonastic, circumlocutionary, ambagious
