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circumlocutive

circumlocutive adjective: employing circumlocution; circumlocutionary.

Adjective

circumlocutive (comparative more circumlocutive, superlative most circumlocutive)

  1. Employing circumlocution; circumlocutionary.

Forms of circumlocutive

comparativemore circumlocutive
superlativemost circumlocutive

Questions about circumlocutive

What does circumlocutive mean?
Circumlocutive means employing circumlocution; circumlocutionary.
What part of speech is circumlocutive?
Circumlocutive is an adjective.

Words near circumlocutive in the dictionary

  1. circumlocutionist
  2. circumlocutionists
  3. circumlocutionize
  4. circumlocutions
  5. circumlocutious
  6. circumlocutive
  7. circumlocutorily
  8. circumlocutory
  9. circumlocutous
  10. circumlucid
  11. circumlunar

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