circumlocutive

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adjective

Employing circumlocution; circumlocutionary.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

adjectivecircumlocutive (comparative more circumlocutive, superlative most circumlocutive)

comparative more circumlocutive · superlative most circumlocutive

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APA

circumlocutive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocutive

MLA

“circumlocutive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocutive. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “circumlocutive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/circumlocutive.

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