adjective
- taking a longer route than necessary; indirect or roundabout
Examples
- We took a circuitous route through the mountains to avoid traffic.
- His circuitous explanation confused everyone in the meeting.
- The river follows a circuitous path through the valley.
- She gave a circuitous answer to avoid the difficult question.
- The circuitous hiking trail added two extra miles to our journey.
- His circuitous reasoning made it hard to follow his argument.