What does "circumambages" mean?

Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions.

What is a synonym for "circumambages"?

Common synonyms include: ambages, circumlocution, crinkle, involution, meander, meandering.

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Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions. plural, plural-only

From circum- + ambages.