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This month I’ve chosen the word circuitous to pick apart. As much as I read, I have to admit I don’t know that I’ve ever run across it in one of my books and only just heard it in passing. Pronounced ser-kyoo-i-tuhs, it is an adjective and, according to Merriam-Webster online dictionary, means having a circular or winding course; or, not being forthright or direct in language or action. Synonyms include back road, by way of, complicated, devious, meandering, labyrinth and roundabout. Antonyms are direct, in line, straight. Sample sentences may read: The traffic was redirected to a circuitous route through town in order to avoid the holiday parade. And: According to witnesses, the alleged criminal’s alibi seemed a bit circuitous. Personally speaking, my life seems to be taking the circuitous route to Someday, but it sure is scenic along the way. And I find that the back roads oftentime illumine the path I should have been taking all along.
Where does your life take the roundabout way?
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Oct 29, 2012 @ 08:56:37
Circuitous Road is a much more interesting way to travel than Direct Highway. Who wants to always see what’s around the corner, I certainly don’t.
Oct 29, 2012 @ 12:23:48
~ although you have a point, I think I’d be okay with a sneak peak every now and then, especially if it allows me to avoid major Detours.
Oct 29, 2012 @ 12:27:06
Okay. But the detours are generally fun. Sometimes the destination is important but more often it’s the journey that’s the most exciting part.
Oct 29, 2012 @ 12:37:39
~ for many of us this is very true. For me, there is much to be learned en route, so it’s probably a good idea I’m taking the circuitous route.
Oct 29, 2012 @ 13:14:18
At last! A word I actually know! And I even know how to pronounce it (unlike macabre, which I mispronounced silently in my head for years as mack abree)! So now I can feel smart for the day ~ ha ha!
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Oct 29, 2012 @ 15:17:29
~ ha ha I still do the same thing with macabre … sounds like we could be related 😉 What surprises me is how many words I *don’t* know, when I used to consider myself the “walking dictionary” LOL