Word: circumlocutory

Category: circumlocutory

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Synonyms: circumlocutory

eyeglass

Translations: circumlocutory

circumlocutory in german

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german
Translations:
weitschweifig

circumlocutory in french

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french
Translations:
redondant, périphrastique

circumlocutory in russian

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russian
Translations:
описательный, ограничивать, многословный

circumlocutory in czech

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czech
Translations:
opisný

circumlocutory in polish

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polish
Translations:
peryfrastyczny

circumlocutory in ukrainian

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ukrainian
Translations:
багатослівний

circumlocutory in estonian

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estonian
Translations:
paljusõnaline, keerutav

The meaning and "use of": circumlocutory

adjective
  • using many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive; long-winded. - he has a meandering, circumlocutory speaking style

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