circumlocutory
/,sɜrkəm'lɑkjə,toʊri/
adjective
14 letters6 syllables25 points in Scrabble®31 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1
Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
“had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression”
WORD FORMS
Starts withC
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®25 points
Words With Friends®31 points
Double word50 points
Triple word75 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinircumlocutorycay
Starts & ends withC … Y
Syllablescir · cum · loc · u · to · ry
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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