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Definition of Circuitous

Circuitous
Circuitous Cir*cu"i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.

Meaning of Circuitous from wikipedia

- Circuitous is an album by jazz pianist Pandelis Karayorgis, which was recorded in 2012 and released on Driff, an artist-run label co-founded by Karayorgis...
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- 4:30 pm, he travelled back to his office in Middleton St. George by a circuitous route through the village of Croft-on-Tees, instead of simply driving...
- Saṃsāra means "wandering" or "world", with the connotation of cyclic, circuitous change. It refers to the theory of rebirth and "cyclicality of all life...
- three w****s on the Lincoln Special funeral train. The train followed a circuitous route from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, stopping at many...
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- and Lone Pine was proposed by local businessmen in 1923. Eventually, a circuitous route across the Sierra was built across Sherman P**** by 1976. By 1964...
- Manchuria, to the combat zone in 19 days. Another division night-marched a circuitous mountain route, averaging 29 km (18 mi) daily for 18 days. After secretly...
- unable to storm London Bridge he sought to reach the capital by a more circuitous route. William moved up the Thames valley to cross the river at Wallingford...