circumlocutory UK /sɜː.kəm.ləʊˈkjuː.tə.ɹi/US /sɝ.kəm.loʊˈkjuː.tɚ.i/ adjective1 •Characterised by circumlocution; overly wordyAnother common type of error is a circumlocutory error, when the patient describes the item in several words (e.g., describing a beaver as "an animal that eats trees"). — 2000 formsmore circumlocutory · most circumlocutory
