ambage
/ˈæmbɪdʒ/
noun
- Indirect or roundabout language; a way of speaking that is not direct or clear.
- The instructions were written with unnecessary ambage, so I had to read them several times.
- The politician's speech was full of ambage, making it hard to understand his real position.
- Instead of giving a straight answer, she spoke with so much ambage that we were all confused.
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