Definition of AMBAGE

ambage

Plural: ambages

Noun

  • A roundabout or indirect way of expression.
  • a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
  • Evasive or ambiguous language; circumlocution.
  • An indirect or obscure path.

Examples

  • Enough with the ambage, just play the word already!

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ambages, from French ambage as well as its etymon Latin ambāgēs (“a roundabout or circuitous path”).

Scrabble Score: 11

ambage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ambage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ambage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

ambage: valid Words With Friends Word