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ambage AM-bij noun, adjective roundabout; ambiguous; not forthright; a circuitous route 1652The Anatomy of MelancholyHaving thus briefly anatomised the body and soul of man, as a preparative to the rest; I may now freely proceed to treat of my intended object, to most men's capacity; and after many ambages, perspicuously define what this melancholy is, show his name and differences.1943Doc Savage: The Running Skeletons'Only a sesquipedalian ambagious inveteberate lacks convulition,' said Johnny.Labels: Kenneth Robeson, Robert Burton
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