ambage
ambage definition
am·bage (am′bij)
noun pl. ambages -·ba·ges′ (-bi jiz′; am bā′jēz′)
- a winding pathway: usually used in pl.
- roundabout, indirect ways of talking or doing things
Etymology: < ME ambages (taken as pl.), intentional ambiguity < MFr < L < amb-, around + agere, to go
Related Forms:
- ambagious am·ba′·gious (-bā′jəs) adjective
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