CIRCUMLOCUTIONARY

circumlocutionary

Adjective

  1. Articulated in a roundabout manner; tautological or with repetitive language.
    The old man's rambling yarn was circumlocutionary.
  2. Evasive, avoiding difficult questions or key points.
    The politician was being circumlocutionary; he refused to answer any of the journalist's questions.


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