circuitous
US /sərˈkju:ɪtəs/
・UK /səˈkju:ɪtəs/
B2
adj.AdjectiveIndirect in speech or actions
The explanation was circuitous and puzzling, a roundabout paragraph, hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend
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Chapter 11 - The Art of War by Sun Tzu - The Nine Situations
- By shifting his camp and taking circuitous
By shifting his camp and taking circuitous
How Emily Dickinson Writes A Poem
- but tell it indirectly." Then, in line two, she says this another way: "Success in telling the truth lies in a circuitous journey, not a direct one." In lines three and four, she describes the failure of that direct approach: "The surprise of direct truth is too bright for our weak and unstable capacity for delight.
but tell it indirectly." Then, in line two, she says this another way: "Success in telling the truth lies in a circuitous journey, not a direct one." In lines three and four, she describes the failure of that direct approach: "The surprise of direct truth is too bright for our weak and unstable capacity for delight.
- Success in telling the truth lies in a circuitous journey, not a direct one.
Success in telling the truth lies in a circuitous journey, not a direct one.
Why Hurt People Hurt People
- But the truth may be a great deal more circuitous and complex.
But the truth may be a great deal more circuitous and complex.
The Art of War Audiobook by Sun Tzu
- 4. Thus, to take a long and circuitous route, after enticing the enemy out of the
4. Thus, to take a long and circuitous route, after enticing the enemy out of the
- Thus, to take a long and circuitous route after enticing the enemy out of the way,
Thus, to take a long and circuitous route after enticing the enemy out of the way,
How to Find a Career You Genuinely Love
- And everything along this circuitous path with U-turns and everything will have then made sense in hindsight.
And everything along this circuitous path with U-turns and everything will have then made sense in hindsight.
- Firstly, this is not a destination because trying to find a career you enjoy is like a long-term process." But you'll be able to connect the dots looking back and everything along this circuitous path with U-turns and everything will have then made sense in hindsight.
Firstly, this is not a destination because trying to find a career you enjoy is like a long-term process." But you'll be able to connect the dots looking back and everything along this circuitous path with U-turns and everything will have then made sense in hindsight.
Apple - WWDC 2014
- And they set off on what then was a somewhat more circuitous path that took them ultimately to a place that embodies the beauty and power of OS X.
And they set off on what then was a somewhat more circuitous path that took them ultimately to a place that embodies the beauty and power of OS X.
- on what then was somewhat more circuitous path.
on what then was somewhat more circuitous path.
Book 02 - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Audiobook by Victor Hugo (Chs 1-7)
- "Do you know why he followed you?" began Gringoire again, seeking to return to his question by a circuitous route.
"Do you know why he followed you?" began Gringoire again, seeking to return to his question by a circuitous route.
- question by a circuitous route.
question by a circuitous route.
Carol Dweck: "The Growth Mindset" | Talks at Google
- but you want a good grade, you feel like, oh, I have to find some circuitous means.
but you want a good grade, you feel like, oh, I have to find some circuitous means.
- like, oh, I have to find some circuitous means.
like, oh, I have to find some circuitous means.
Draining The Oceans Is HARD
- But draining real oceans with a drain is more complicated – whether or not water escapes from a given location depends on whether or not there's a path for water to travel between that location and the drain, and that drainage path could be circuitous and travel far away from both the location and the drain itself, which is the case for lots of real-world rivers.
But draining real oceans with a drain is more complicated – whether or not water escapes from a given location depends on whether or not there's a path for water to travel between that location and the drain, and that drainage path could be circuitous and travel far away from both the location and the drain itself, which is the case for lots of real-world rivers.
- and that drainage path could be circuitous and travel far away from both the location and the drain itself—which is the case for lots of real-world rivers.
and that drainage path could be circuitous and travel far away from both the location and the drain itself—which is the case for lots of real-world rivers.