circumlocutory

== English == === Etymology === From circumlocution +‎ -ory; compare Medieval Latin circumlocūtōrius from Classical Latin circumlocūtiō. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɜː.kəm.ləʊˈkjuː.tə.ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /sɝ.kəm.loʊˈkjuː.tɚ.i/ === Adjective === circumlocutory (comparative more circumlocutory, superlative most circumlocutory) Characterised by circumlocution; overly wordy Synonyms: periphrastic, verbose 1727, Jonathan Swift (attributed), Martinus Scriblerus, or the Art of Sinking In Poetry Periphrase is another great aid to prolixity; being a diffused circumlocutory manner of expressing a known idea, which should be so mysteriously couched, as to give the reader the pleasure of guessing what it is, that the author can possibly mean; and a strange surprise, when he finds it. ==== Synonyms ==== circumlocuitous circumlocutious circumlocutional circumlocutionary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== circumlocutorily === References === “circumlocutory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.