Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Circuitous \Cir*cu"i*tous\, a. [LL. circuitosus.]
   Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a
   circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.
   -- {Cir*cu"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Cir*cu"i*tous*ness}, n.

   Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.

Source : WordNet®

circuitous
     adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct;
            "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a
            roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that
            her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: {roundabout}]
     2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious
        route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat";
        "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {devious},
         {roundabout}]