circumlocutory
adjectiveHow many syllables in circumlocutory?
There are 6 syllables in the word circumlocutory.How to pronounce circumlocutory:
Definition of circumlocutory:
- circumlocutory (adjective):
- lacking conciseness
- having intervening factors or persons or influences.
Synonyms for circumlocutory:
askance
askant
asquint
circuitous
communicative
conversational
devious
diffuse
digressive
directness
diversionary
exaggerated
garrulous
indirect
logorrheic
long-winded
loquacious
meandering
oblique
periphrastic
pleonastic
prolix
rambling
redundant
roundabout
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Antonyms for circumlocutory:
abbreviated
abridged
aphoristic
apothegmatic
apposite
blunt
breviloquent
brief
brusque
capsule
clear
cogent
coherent
compact
compendiary
compendious
compressed
concise
condensed
confined
connected
crisp
curt
direct
economic
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