Definitions For Circumlocutory

adjective

  • Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

noun

  • The use of many words to say something that could be said more clearly and directly by using fewer words

Is Circumlocutory a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
25
Words with Friends
31

The word Circumlocutory is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Circumlocutory in a Sentence

  • He was criticized for his use of circumlocution.
  • I'm trying to avoid circumlocutions in my writing.

Synonyms for Circumlocutory

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