circumlocutious
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circumlocutious — adjective roundabout and unnecessarily wordy had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression A periphrastic study in a worn out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With… … Useful english dictionary
circumlocutious — cir·cum·lo·cu·tious … English syllables
ambagious — adjective roundabout and unnecessarily wordy had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression A periphrastic study in a worn out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With… … Useful english dictionary
circumlocutory — adjective roundabout and unnecessarily wordy had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression A periphrastic study in a worn out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With… … Useful english dictionary
Plausible deniability — is, at root, credible (plausible) ability to deny a fact or allegation, or to deny previous knowledge of a fact. The term most often refers to the denial of blame in (formal or informal) chains of command, where upper rungs quarantine the blame… … Wikipedia
ambage — noun a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things • Syn: ↑circumlocution, ↑periphrasis • Derivationally related forms: ↑ambagious, ↑periphrastic (for: ↑periphrasis), ↑circumlocutiou … Useful english dictionary
indirect expression — noun an indirect way of expressing something • Syn: ↑circumlocution • Derivationally related forms: ↑circumlocutious (for: ↑circumlocution) • Hypernyms: ↑evasion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
