Associations to the word «Circuitous»

Wiktionary

CIRCUITOUS, adjective. Not direct or to the point.
CIRCUITOUS, adjective. Of a long and winding route.

Dictionary definition

CIRCUITOUS, adjective. Marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend".
CIRCUITOUS, adjective. Deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic".

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin