- round about way of speaking - roundabout way of speaking - The use of many words to express an idea that might
be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.
- The use of more words than are necessary to express the
idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution. - To express by periphrase or circumlocution. - To use circumlocution.
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