Difference between Roundabout and Circuitous

What is the difference between Roundabout and Circuitous?

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

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 island A children's play apparatus, often found in parks, which rotates around a central axis when pushed. A fairground carousel. A detour A short, close-fitting coat or jacket worn by men or boys, esp. in the 19th century.

Circuitous

Part of speech: adjective

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

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

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