circuitous

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɚˈkjuɪtəs/ UK /səˈkjuːɪtəs/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
taking a long and indirect route

We reached the cabin by a circuitous mountain track.

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Synonyms

1 adj · taking a long and indirect... indirect roundabout windingmeanderingtortuous rambling oblique

Opposites

direct straight straightforward

Word family

Forms circuitously

Derived forms circuitouslycircuitousness

Related forms circuit circle circular

Etymology

From Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus ('a going around'), from circumire ('to go around'), from circum ('around') + ire ('to go').

circuitus Latin circum Latin ire Latin

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# circuitous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** sɚˈkjuɪtəs
**IPA (UK):** səˈkjuːɪtəs

## Meanings
1. taking a long and indirect route

## Examples
- We reached the cabin by a circuitous mountain track.

## Synonyms
- indirect
- roundabout
- winding
- meandering
- tortuous
- rambling
- oblique

## Antonyms
- direct
- straight
- straightforward

## Derived Forms
- circuitously
- circuitousness

## Related Forms
- circuit
- circle
- circular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: circuitus
- Root: circum
- Root: ire

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus ('a going around'), from circumire ('to go around'), from circum ('around') + ire ('to go').

## AI Etymology
Circuitous comes from Medieval Latin circuitosus, from Latin circuitus ('a going around'), from circumire ('to go around'), from circum ('around') + ire ('to go'). The historical trail runs through Latin circuitus, Latin circum and Latin ire. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means taking a long and indirect route. Derived formations include circuitously, circuitousness; related forms include circuit, circle, circular.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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