Circumlocution
Definition
1. The use of many words when few would do.
2. Evasive talk; roundabout expression.
2. Evasive talk; roundabout expression.
Part of Speech
Noun
Synonyms
1. Ramble
2. Pleonasm
3. Wordiness
2. Pleonasm
3. Wordiness
Antonyms
1. Directness
2. Straightforwardness
3.Terseness
2. Straightforwardness
3.Terseness
Sentences
1. In order to avoid the cultural sensitivities of the Papua New Guinea natives in his class, the anthropologist resorted to euphemism and circumlocution when speaking about past cannibalism on the island.
2. Attorneys often resort to the use of circumlocution to give the illusion that the law is more complex than it actually is when speaking to a jury.
2. Attorneys often resort to the use of circumlocution to give the illusion that the law is more complex than it actually is when speaking to a jury.
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