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Circuitousness

Circuitous \Cir*cu"i*tous\, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n.

Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.

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circuitousness

n. The state of being circuitous

Usage examples of "circuitousness".

Clear lanes through the dust were eventually found, but their circuitousness kept the Halstayne region from having much appeal for either of the two superpowers.

The children moved closer with elaborate circuitousness, edging inward in long curves.