(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:30:37

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.

 

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