circumlocutory

ADJECTIVE /,sɜrkəm'lɑkjə,toʊri/

14 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C

circumlocutory is a valid 14-letter word worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

C3I1R1C3U1M3L1O1C3U1T1O1R1Y4

3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =25 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 50TRIPLE WORD → 75

MEANING

What does circumlocutory mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE

Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.

“had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression”

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