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Academic Focus: Metric analysis / Historical dialect interpretation. Engaging with diverse historical English builds phonetic agility, linguistic empathy, and reading stamina valued in selective entry exams.

Now that I, tying thy glass mask tightly,

May gaze through these faint smokes curling whitely,

As thou pliest thy trade in this devil's-smithy--

Which is the poison to poison her, prithee?

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verb

To have each of a team's batting line-up positions complete an at-bat in the same half-inning.

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Dictionary Entry

circuitousness

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/sur-kyoo-i-tuhs-nuhs/Word FrequencyRare (1.32)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)

The quality of being indirect or taking a long, roundabout way to get somewhere.

In a Sentence

“The politician's circuitousness in answering the question frustrated the reporters.”

Published Usage Examples

“In this 10th anniversary year of 9/11, with renewed danger south of the border, the legend of Pancho Villa is a testament to the mutability — and the circuitousness — of history.”

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Origin

Latin 'circuitus' (going around) + '-ness'

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Synonyms

indirectnessroundaboutnessdeviousnesstortuositymeanderingwindingness

Antonyms

directnessstraightnessbrevityconcisenessstraightforwardness

Related Words

circuitouscircuitcircuityindirectroundaboutmeanderwindingtortuous

Poetry examples for “circuitousness”

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