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" (6 found)
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Related words (3)
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5 translations across 3 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- epäsuorasti adv (in a circuitous manner)
- kaartelevasti adv (in a circuitous manner)
- kiertelevästi adv (in a circuitous manner)
German
1 entries- weitschweifig adv (in a circuitous manner)
Polish
1 entries- okrężnie adv (in a circuitous manner)
Sample 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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