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/seuhr kum"flooh euhs/, adj.1. circumfluent.2. surrounded by water.[1605-15; < L circumfluus, equiv. to circum- CIRCUM- + -fluus, deriv. of fluere to flow; see -OUS]
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circumfluous — index circuitous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Circumfluous — Circumfluent Cir*cum flu*ent, Circumfluous Cir*cum flu*ous, a. [L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus.] Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. The deep, circumfluent waves. Pope. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumfluous — /səˈkʌmfluəs/ (say suh kumfloohuhs) adjective 1. flowing round; encompassing: circumfluous tides. 2. surrounded by water. {Latin circumfluus flowing round} …
circumfluous — adjective see circumfluent … New Collegiate Dictionary
circumfluous — adj. surrounded by water … English contemporary dictionary
circumfluous — cir·cum·flu·ous … English syllables
circumfluous — adjective see circumfluent … Useful english dictionary
Circumfluent — Cir*cum flu*ent, Circumfluous Cir*cum flu*ous, a. [L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere to flow; also L. circumfluus.] Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. The deep, circumfluent waves. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
circumfluent — adjective Etymology: from Latin circumfluent , circumfluens, present participle of circumfluere to flow around, from circum + fluere to flow more at fluid Date: 1577 flowing round or surrounding in the manner of a fluid • circumfluous adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
circuitous — I adjective ambagious, anfractuous, anguilliform, anguine, circumfluent, circumambulating, circumfluous, circumlocutory, complicated, contorted, convoluted, convolution, crooked, curved, deviating, deviatory, devious, digressive, discursive, eel… … Law dictionary
