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Circuitousness

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being circuitous. uncountable

    "But as the circuitousness of this route and the extremely slow running required over the Midland-North Stafford link have increased overall journey times of the trains concerned to 4 hr. 38 min. down and 4½ hr. up, they are hardly likely to prove very attractive to through passengers."

  2. 2
    The state of being roundabout, indirect or not to the point. wordnet

Etymology

From circuitous + -ness.

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