{ser-kyu-e-tes}
- (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way.
- not being forthright or direct in language or action
Examples of circuitous in a sentence:
- While John said his directions would get us home quickly, his route actually took us on a more circuitous path that led us miles out of the way.
- Because the bookshelf came with circuitous instructions, I was unable to put it together properly.
