(uncountable) Unnecessary use of extra words to express an idea, such as a pleonastic phrase (sometimes driven by an attempt at emphatic clarity) or a wordy substitution (the latter driven by euphemistic intent, pedagogic intent, or sometimes loquaciousness alone).

plural of circumlocution

Of or relating to circumlocution: circumlocutionary.

To use circumlocution.

Employing circumlocution; circumlocutionary.

simple past tense and past participle of circumlocute

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumlocute

present participle of circumlocute

circumlocutory

Any organization that wastes time on bureaucracy to the detriment of its actual business.