circuitous

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“to go around”), from circum (“around”) + eō (“to go”). By surface analysis, circuit +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɜːˈkjuːɪtəs/ (US) IPA(key): /sɚˈkjuːətəs/, /sɚˈkjuːɪtəs/ === Adjective === circuitous (comparative more circuitous, superlative most circuitous) Not direct or to the point. Being a long and winding route. ==== Synonyms ==== (not direct): indirect, roundabout (of a winding route): roundabout, tortuous ==== Derived terms ==== circuitously circuitousness uncircuitous ==== Translations ====