: Roundabout, circuitous, or winding routes and directions.
: Documented in the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer before 1413. Quick Pronunciation Guide Ambages : am- BEY -jeez or AM -bi-juhz. Ambage : AM -bij. ambages
Example : "...began cautiously and anfractuously and per ambages to unfold his plan". : Roundabout, circuitous, or winding routes and directions
The word refers to indirect, roundabout, or winding ways of acting, speaking, or moving. While it is primarily used in its plural form, it can also appear as the singular "ambage". It is considered a formal, literary, and somewhat archaic term often synonymous with circumlocution —the act of "beating around the bush". Core Meanings or winding ways of acting