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circa (prep)
circadian (adj)
circle (n)
circle (v)
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circlet (n)
circuit (n)
circuitous (adj)
circuitously (adv)
circuitry (n)
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circuitously (adv)
Synonyms
:
indirectly
, tortuously, in a roundabout way, obliquely, meanderingly, windingly, twistingly
Antonym
:
directly
Synonyms
:
complicatedly
, convolutely, discursively, tangentially, long-windedly
Antonym
:
straightforwardly
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