circumbendibus
[ sur-kuh m-ben-duh-buh s ]
/ ˌsɜr kəmˈbɛn də bəs /
noun, plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es. Informal.
a roundabout way; circumlocution.
Words nearby circumbendibus
circum.,
circumambient,
circumambulate,
circumanal gland,
circumbasal,
circumbendibus,
circumcenter,
circumcircle,
circumcise,
circumcision,
circumcolumnar
Example sentences from the Web for circumbendibus
And believe I will just fancy I see this place too; it sounds rather a "circumbendibus" for us this journey.
From Edinburgh to India & Burmah |William G. Burn Murdoch
British Dictionary definitions for circumbendibus
circumbendibus
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs) /
noun
jocular
a circumlocution
Word Origin for circumbendibus
C17: coined from
circum- +
bend
1, with a pseudo-Latin ending