Ambagious

//æmˈbeɪd͡ʒəs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Roundabout, circuitous, vague.
  2. 2
    Obscure, enigmatic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    roundabout and unnecessarily wordy wordnet

Synonyms

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anfractuousbackhandedcircuitouscircularcircumlocutiouscircumlocutious

Etymology

From Latin ambāgiōsus, from ambāgēs (“roundabout path”).

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