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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Circuitous \Cir*cu"i*tous\, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ly, adv. -- Cir*cu"i*tous*ness, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine. [1913 Webster]