I encountered a couple of hungry-looking dogs, but both hurried circuitously away from the advances I made them.
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Circuitously
/sɝːˈkjuː.ə.t̬əs.li/
Synonyms for "circuitously" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adverb(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
Adverb(2 words)
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1 entriesadverb of manner
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2 entriesCollocations
6 entriescircuitous explanationcircuitous reasoningcircuitous routeindirect argumentoblique explanationtortuous path
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2 entriesmore circuitouslymost circuitously
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2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
For instance: I raised, as a problem, my difficulty in finishing my book, in writing without a deadline. I raised it at length, circuitously, with emotion.
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