circumlocutory

• Qualifie un discours ou un écrit excessivement long et indirect, qui utilise beaucoup de mots pour exprimer une idée qui pourrait être formulée plus simplement.

Describes speech or writing that is unnecessarily long and indirect, using many words to express an idea that could be stated more simply.

1. Roundabout or wordyC2formal

   Using many words where fewer would do; indirect or evasive in speech or writing.

   Circonlocutoire (périphrastique)

   • His circumlocutory explanation confused everyone in the room.
   • The politician gave a circumlocutory answer to avoid the real issue.
   • She found his circumlocutory style frustrating during the debate.

   Synonymescircuitousdiffuseindirectlong-windedperiphrasticprolixramblingroundaboutverbosewordy

   Antonymesbriefconcisedirectlaconicpithysuccinctterse