Ambagious (Adjective)
Meaning
Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; "had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression"; "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."-T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The professor's ambagious explanation of the simple concept left many students confused and frustrated.
- Her ambagious writing style made it difficult to discern the main point of her argument.
- The politician's ambagious response to the question avoided a direct answer and sparked further controversy.
- The ambagious language used in the contract made it challenging for the average person to understand the terms and conditions.
- The poet's ambagious verse, while beautiful, required multiple readings to unravel its intended meaning.