Ambages
: Derived from ambāgēs , meaning "circuits" or "circumlocutions".
: Roundabout, circuitous, or winding routes and directions. ambages
: Authors like Geoffrey Chaucer and Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch have used it to describe winding plans or tedious, wordy speech. : Derived from ambāgēs , meaning "circuits" or
: Evasive and ambiguous behavior or proceedings intended to avoid a direct point. Usage and Examples : Derived from ambāgēs
: A common phrase meaning to speak or act bluntly and directly. Example : "She spoke without ambages about her intentions".