circumlocutory
adjective
formaluk/ˌsɜː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.tər.i/us/ˌsɝː.kəm.ləˈkjuː.t̬ɚ.i/relatingto something said in anindirectway:
（话语）拐弯抹角的Hebeganin a circumlocutory way, buteventuallyhad to befairlyblunt.他开始的时候拐弯抹角，但最终不得不实话实话。
It was adifficultinterviewwhere I was given circumlocutoryreplies.那次采访很艰难，我得到的都是含糊其辞的回答。
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circumlocution
- Thebookis written in anerudite, circumlocutoryform.
- Theannouncementwas a little circumlocutory.
- He is areservedman with ahesitant, circumlocutorymanner.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumnavigation
- euphemism
- hedge
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obfuscation
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- stray
- veil