circumlocutory
UK/.sә:kәm'lɒkjutәri/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
Using too many words and saying things in an indirect, roundabout way
拐弯抹角的；冗赘绕圈子的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcircum- (around) + locut (speak) + -ory: speaking 'around' the point — wordy and indirect.
Root loqu still carries 16 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
His circumlocutory answer never addressed the real question.
- 2.
The report was so circumlocutory that no one could find its point.