This word happens to be one of my current favorites....
circumlocution
\ser-kum-loh-KYOO-shun\
Meaning
*1 : the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea
2 : evasion in speech
Example Sentence
Mr. Harvey was notorious for his tendency to engage in endless circumlocution when a simple, brief explanation would suffice. (And boy, don't we know people like that! lol ; )
“Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead” is a Locus Award nominee!
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Fully kvelling over here: the Locus Award ballot just dropped, and my short
story “Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead” is a nominee!! I spent 17
years f...
2 days ago
1 comments:
And that my dear friend...is one big word! You should of heard me pronouncing it, even with the help there, I stil messed it up! :D
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