In a way that uses many unnecessary words or roundabout language to express something simple.
From Latin 'ambages' (a going around, circuit) combined with the suffix '-ously' (in a manner of). The Latin root relates to 'ambire' (to go around), reflecting language that circles around the main point instead of stating it directly.
Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers loved using unnecessarily fancy, roundabout speech, and this word perfectly captures that style—it literally describes the act of talking around something instead of getting to the point, which is exactly what some characters do for comic effect.
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