Online Google Dictionary

circuitously 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. (circuitous) marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend"
  2. (circuitous) devious: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"
  3. in a circuitous manner
  4. (circuitous) Not direct or to the point; Of a long and winding route
  5. (circuitous) (adj) indirect, taking the longest route
  6. (circuitous) not being forthright or direct in language or action