circumlocutional

adjective

Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English circumlocution →
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Meanings

adjectivecircumlocutional (comparative more circumlocutional, superlative most circumlocutional)

comparative more circumlocutional · superlative most circumlocutional

  1. Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
circumlocutory

Origin

  1. Englishcircumlocution
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishcircumlocutional

From circumlocution + -al.

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APA

circumlocutional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocutional

MLA

“circumlocutional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocutional. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumlocutional,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocutional.

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