circumforaneous

circumforaneous
adjective /ˈsɝkm̩fəˈɹeɪniəs/
a) wandering from place to place or market to market

Gyrovagues: Monks who were accustomed to wander from place to place. In modern times, perhaps, any of the various circumforaneous proselytizers who go from door to door—Jehovahs Witnesses, Mormons, et al.

b) indirect, roundabout, or unnecessarily complex

It is perfect for a thirteen-year-old child of NoVA when in the throes of another fit of aimlessness and maddening, ravenous boredom in which only the entering of a mall, the circumforaneous wandering amid others of your kind, or the buying of a CD (usually more like the stealing of a CD) can cure the disease.


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  • circumforaneous — |sərkəmfə|rānēəs, sər|k adjective Etymology: Latin circumforaneus, from circum + foraneus (from forum market place) more at forum : going about from market to market : wandering from place to place a circumforaneous jester …   Useful english dictionary

  • circumforaneous — cir·cum·fo·ra·ne·ous …   English syllables

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  • drifting — Synonyms and related words: ascending, axial, back, back flowing, backward, circumforaneous, descending, discursive, divagatory, down trending, downward, errant, flitting, floating, flowing, fluent, flying, footloose, footloose and fancy free,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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