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cir·cu·i·tous / sərˈkyoōətəs/ • adj. (of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way: the canal followed a circuitous route | fig. a circuitous line of reasoning. DERIVATIVES: cir·cu·i·tous·ly adv. cir·cu·i·tous·ness n.

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circuitous

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circuitous •cactus • saltus • Diophantus • Sanctus •Rastus, Theophrastus •altostratus, cirrostratus, nimbostratus, stratus •conspectus, prospectus •momentous, portentous •asbestos, Festus •apparatus, Donatus, hiatus, status •acetous, boletus, Cetus, Epictetus, fetus, Miletus, quietus •Hephaestus •Benedictus, ictus, rictus •Quintus • linctus • eucalyptus • cistus •coitus •circuitous, fortuitous, gratuitous •Hippolytus • calamitous • tinnitus •Iapetus • crepitus •precipitous, serendipitous •impetus • emeritus • spiritous •Democritus, Theocritus •Tacitus • necessitous •duplicitous, felicitous, solicitous •covetous •iniquitous, ubiquitous •detritus, Heraclitus, Polyclitus, Titus, Vitus •Pocahontas, Pontus •Plautus, tortoise •cobaltous •Duns Scotus, lotus •hostess •arbutus, Brutus •Eustace • conductus • cultus •coitus interruptus • Augustus •riotous • Herodotus • Oireachtas

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	Circuitous Journeys: Modern Spiritual Autobiography. (Book Reviews). Magazine article from: Christianity and Literature; 9/22/2001
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