circumbendibus

[ sur-kuhm-ben-duh-buhs ]

noun

, Informal.

, plural cir·cum·bend·i·bus·es.

1. a roundabout way; circumlocution.

circumbendibus

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈbɛndɪbəs /

noun

1. humorous.
   a circumlocution

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumbendibus¹

1675–85; circum- + bend ¹ + Latin -ibus ablative plural ending

Word History and Origins

Origin of circumbendibus¹

C17: coined from circum- + bend ¹, with a pseudo-Latin ending

Example Sentences

And it will be the second year of the Circumbendibus program, which adapts nontraditional texts, including a work by Samuel Beckett to coincide with a citywide Beckett Festival this fall.

From Seattle Times

Than by a tedious circumbendibus.

From Project Gutenberg

Reality has to be returned to, after this long circumbendibus, though Gavroche has it already.

From Project Gutenberg

I thanked my unknown friend in the mask, and withdrawing a few steps, came, by a little "circumbendibus," upon the flank of the Count.

From Project Gutenberg

“Ah! you mean for us to make a circumbendibus over the ridge, and attack ’em from the back-side.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• deviation
• diversion