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circumlocutory
adjective
formaluk /ˌsɜː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.tər.i/ us /ˌsɝː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.t̬ɚ.i/
relating to something said in an indirect way: （话语）拐弯抹角的
He began in a circumlocutory way, but eventually had to be fairly blunt.他开始的时候拐弯抹角，但最终不得不实话实话。
It was a difficult interview where I was given circumlocutory replies. 那次采访很艰难，我得到的都是含糊其辞的回答。
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circumlocution
The book is written in an erudite, circumlocutory form.
The announcement was a little circumlocutory.
He is a reserved man with a hesitant, circumlocutory manner.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
bury the ledeidiom
candy coat
candy coating
candy-coated
circumlocution
circumnavigation
get on to/onto something
glancingly
gloss over something
go off on a tangentidiom
hedging
implicit
mealy-mouthed
obscure
parry
prevaricate
stray
tangent
unexpressed
unvoiced
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