MeanOF

circumlocution

- noun (n)

Meaning: indirect speech

Synonyms: beating around the bush circumambages diffuseness discursiveness euphemism gassiness indirectness periphrase periphrasis pleonasm prolixity roundabout tautology verbal evasion verbality verbiage wordiness
Antonyms: conciseness directness straightforwardness terseness

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