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circumlocutional

circumlocutional adjective: of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.

Adjective

circumlocutional (comparative more circumlocutional, superlative most circumlocutional)

  1. Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.

Forms of circumlocutional

comparativemore circumlocutional
superlativemost circumlocutional

Origin of circumlocutional

From circumlocution + -al.

Words formed from circumlocutional

Questions about circumlocutional

What does circumlocutional mean?
Circumlocutional means of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.
What part of speech is circumlocutional?
Circumlocutional is an adjective.

Words near circumlocutional in the dictionary

  1. circumlocutes
  2. circumlocuting
  3. circumlocution
  4. circumlocution office
  5. circumlocution offices
  6. circumlocutional
  7. circumlocutionally
  8. circumlocutionarily
  9. circumlocutionary
  10. circumlocutionist
  11. circumlocutionists

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