Difference between Circuitous and Roundabout

What is the difference between Circuitous and Roundabout?

Circuitous as an adjective is not direct or to the point. while Roundabout as an adjective is indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary.

Circuitous

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not direct or to the point. Of a long and winding route.

Roundabout

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Indirect, circuitous or circumlocutionary.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central islandA children's play apparatus, often found in parks, which rotates around a central axis when pushed.A fairground carousel.A detourA short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, esp. in the 19th century.

We hope you now know whether to use Circuitous or Roundabout in your sentence.

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