Crossword clues for ambages
ambages
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ambages
Ambages \Am*ba"ges\, n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambi-, amb- + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.] A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding; quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.
After many ambages, perspicuously define what this
melancholy is.
--Burton.
Wiktionary
ambages
n. 1 Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution. 2 Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.
WordNet
ambages
n. (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
Usage examples of "ambages".
Paso de la instantánea al cinematógrafo: abordo sin ambages la biografía de este vulgarizador del abono.