Characterized by or given to circumlocution; using unnecessarily wordy or indirect language. Describes speech or writing that beats around the bush.
Derived from 'circumlocution' with the adjectival suffix '-ory,' meaning 'having the quality of.' This form emphasizes the habitual nature of indirect speech patterns.
This is just the adjective form of circumlocution - if someone practices circumlocution, their speech style is circumlocutory. Think 'around-talky' as a silly way to remember both the meaning and the wordiness!
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