ambagious

adjective

am·​ba·​gious

(ˈ)am¦bājəs

archaic

: roundabout, circuitous

ambagiously adverb

Word History

Etymology

Latin ambagiosus, from ambages + -osus -ous

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

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