circumlocutory (Meaning)

Wordnet

circumlocutory (s)

roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

Webster

Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic.

The suspect's circumlocutory answers only deepened the detective's suspicion.
Instead of offering a direct apology, he resorted to a circumlocutory explanation full of excuses.
The user manual's circumlocutory language made assembling the furniture a frustrating experience.
The poet's love for metaphor often led to circumlocutory verses, obscuring the poem's meaning.
To improve communication within the team, they emphasized using clear language and avoiding circumlocutory phrasing.
The interviewee's circumlocutory responses wasted valuable time and left the interviewer unsatisfied.
The fortune teller's pronouncements were deliberately circumlocutory, creating an air of mystery around their "predictions."
The politician's speech, filled with circumlocutory statements, failed to address the public's concerns.
The bureaucratic process often involves a circumlocutory maze of forms and procedures.
Her circumlocutory writing style, though intended to sound eloquent, felt overly complicated and lacked clarity.

roundabout and unnecessarily wordyCharacterised by circumlocution; periphrastic.

exaggerated, circuitous,rambling, talkative, verbose, wordy, pleonastic, prolix,diffuse, windy

terse, aphoristic, succinct, brief, compact, short, sententious, brief, crisp, epigrammatic

The suspect's circumlocutory answers only deepened the detective's suspicion.

Instead of offering a direct apology, he resorted to a circumlocutory explanation full of excuses.

The user manual's circumlocutory language made assembling the furniture a frustrating experience.

The poet's love for metaphor often led to circumlocutory verses, obscuring the poem's meaning.