Sekirov Dictionary

circumbendibus

/sɝkm̩ˈbɛndɪbəs/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 4

noun2

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(humorous) A roundabout route or process
- If, as Coleridge says, “a knave is a fool with a circumbendibus,” then by instructing the knave you do but make the circumbendibus a wider one. — 1899
(humorous) A roundabout, indirect, or confusing manner of speech or writing

adjective1

(humorous) indirect or roundabout

forms

circumbendibi · circumbendibuses · more circumbendibus · most circumbendibus

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