"going round in a circuit, indirect," 1660s, from Medieval Latin circuitus "full of roundabout ways," from Latin circuitus "a going round" (see circuit (n.)). Related: Circuitously; circuitousness.
the explanation was circuitous and puzzling
a long and circuitous journey by train and boat
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circle
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circle-wise
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circuity
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circularity
circulate
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