circuitously

adverb

as in indirectly

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Recent Examples of circuitously This one made its way to me very circuitously and then all at once! — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 24 July 2026 Inside, the floor plan flows circuitously, creating an open plan filled with natural light. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026 And the fact that lots of these startups ultimately sell to other startups circuitously makes things even more insular. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
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  1. indirectly
  2. deviously
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  • Jill’s approach to being First Lady was to act as Joe’s lead messenger, and this suited Bernal, who had gained his knowledge of policy indirectly as a scheduler and advance man.
    — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Together, directly and indirectly, the quartet question each other and themselves about their motivations.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
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  • Bone dry and deviously stupid, Cunk talks to experts, academics, and historians about all manner of topics, absorbing absolutely none of it.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
  • And could a second season, sans the extraordinary talents of Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, deliver a story and themes in keeping with that brand, without sullying what was so deviously tricky about the original series and its tone?
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of deviously

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