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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

우회적인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: uhwaejeogin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Circuitous/sɜːrˈkjuː.ɪ.təs/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 길은 우회적이어서 복잡했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Taking a long, roundabout route; not direct.

    "The circuitous route through the mountains added hours to our journey."
  2. 2

    Deviating from a straight course; indirect in speech or action.

    "His circuitous explanation left everyone more confused than before."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'circuitus', meaning 'a going round' or 'revolution', from 'circumire' (to go around). Entering Middle English in the 15th century via Late Latin 'circuitosus', the term evolved from describing physical paths to characterizing indirect methods of speech, thought, or action.

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