D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Circumlocutory

· Cir·cum·loc·u·to·ry · IPA /sɝ.kəm.loʊˈkjuː.tɚ.i/
01 a. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic.
  1. 1.
    Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic.
    “The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order.” — Chambers's Journal.