circuity
/sərˈkjuːəti/
noun
- The quality of being indirect or unnecessarily long and complicated, especially in speech, writing, or a route.
- The lawyer's argument was criticized for its circuity, confusing the jury with unnecessary details.
- We avoided the circuity of the old road by taking the new highway straight into town.
- Her explanation suffered from circuity, making a simple idea sound far more complex than it was.
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