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Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic.

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  1. a. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic.
  2. adj. roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
  3. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. Shenstone. The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order. Chambers's Journal.
  4. Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. Shenstone.The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory order. Chambers'sJournal.
  5. s roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)