Meaning
Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Inherited from Middle English ambages, from French ambage as well as its etymon Latin ambāgēs (“a roundabout or circuitous path”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
circumlocutionperiphrasis
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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