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circuitous

adj.
US //sɝkˈjuɪtəs// UK //sɜːkjˈuːˌɪtəs// cir·cuitous
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Origin

First attested in 1664. From Latin circuitōsus, from circuitus, from circumeō (“I go around”), from circum (“around”) + eō (“I go”). By surface analysis, circuit + -ous.

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