| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic; circuitous.[Websters]
2. Being wordy, verbose or long-winded. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb circumlocutionally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (circumlocutionally) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective circumlocutional.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CIRCUMLOCUTIONAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1864. (references) |
