circuitous
Collocations
4VERB + CIRCUITOUS
came, made, service, train
CIRCUITOUS + NOUN
mohai
PREP.
on
ADV.
sometimes
Definitions
adj
Not direct or to the point.
Being a long and winding route.
I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
The train service on this circuitous route to the City was withdrawn during the 1914-1918 war, and never restored. The track between Addison Road and Ravenscourt Park was removed, and the site is now occupied by blocks of flats.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — deviating from a straight course
adjective — marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohai
WiktionaryThe train service on this circuitous route to the City was withdrawn during the 1914-1918 war, and never restored. The track between Addison Road and Ravenscourt Park was removed, and the site is now
WiktionaryThe advantages of the train ferry in combining through running (without double handling) with speed and relatively large loads are shown in the decision of the Swedish State Railways to build 100 larg
WiktionaryThe train made a circuitous route back to the city center every day.
Tatoeba · #10890247Since the trail is so circuitous, it sometimes feels like you aren't getting any closer to the peak.
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