ambages
ambages · ambageses
Indirect or roundabout ways of talkingIndirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
/ˈam.bɪ.d͡ʒɪz/
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, plural, plural only)Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
(archaic, plural, plural only)Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.
Origin
From Middle English ambages, from Old French ambages (modern French ambages), from Latin aFrom Middle English ambages, from Old French ambages (modern French ambages), from Latin ambāges, from ambi- + agere (“to drive”).
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Forms
plural: ambagesesWord family
2 related wordsRelatedambiguousB2
Derivedcircumambages