# ambages

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈam.bɪ.d͡ʒɪz/

## Definitions
1. Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
2. Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.

## Etymology
From Middle English ambages, from Old French ambages (modern French ambages), from Latin ambāges, from ambi- + agere (“to drive”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ambages