circumlocutory
81wordy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. verbose, talkative, loquacious, prolix, garrulous; rambling, circumlocutory, windy, long winded. See diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. verbose, tedious, bombastic, prolix, long winded; see… …
82periphrastic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. equivocal, roundabout, circumlocutory; see obscure 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Using or containing an excessive number of words: diffuse, long winded, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy. See… …
83rambling — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Strolling] Syn. roaming, sauntering, roving, wandering, walking, hiking, pRomenading, taking a walk, moving about, wandering about aimlessly, perambulatory, straggling, wayfaring, nomadic, meandering, taking an irregular …
84circumlocution — cir|cum|lo|cu|tion [ ,sɜrkəmlə kjuʃn ] noun count or uncount FORMAL the use of too many words to say something, especially in order to avoid saying something clearly ╾ cir|cum|loc|u|to|ry [ ,sɜrkəm lakjə,tɔri ] adjective: a circumlocutory reply …
85person of/with — someone having a particular characteristic Used in much the same way as PEOPLE OF/WITH. Thus a person of colour is a black person, and a person with AIDS becomes a PWA, an abbreviation not usually accorded to the victims of other diseases.… …
86periphrastic — Using many words when few would do; verbose; round about; circumlocutory. An attribute ascribed to some of the worst art writing. Also see art criticism and art history …
87circumlocution — [ˌsə:kəmlə kju:ʃ(ə)n] noun the use of many words where fewer would do. Derivatives circumlocutory lɒkjʊt(ə)ri adjective Origin ME: from L. circumlocutio(n ) (translating Gk periphrasis), from circum around + locutio(n ) from loqui speak …
88periphrasis — [pə rɪfrəsɪs] noun (plural periphrases si:z) 1》 the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing. 2》 Grammar the use of separate words to express a grammatical relationship that is otherwise expressed by inflection, e.g. did go as opposed …
89ambagious — a. 1. Tortuous, sinuous, serpentine, winding, devious. 2. Tortuous, indirect, evasive, full of subterfuges. 3. Round about, circumlocutory, circuitous, diffuse, disjointed, dull, tedious …
90periphrastic — a.; (also periphrastical) Circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect, going round …
