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Added 9 October 2026

circuitous

/sɜːˈkjuːɪtəs/ adjective

Latin root: circuitōsus First recorded: 1664 Wiktionary

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Not direct or to the point.
Being a long and winding route.

Origin

First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“to go around”), from circum (“around”) + eō (“to go”). By surface analysis, circuit + -ous.

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