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Circuitously

//sɝːˈkjuː.ə.t̬əs.li// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a circuitous manner; following a circuitous route.

    "I encountered a couple of hungry-looking dogs, but both hurried circuitously away from the advances I made them."

Etymology

From circuitous + -ly.

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