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Definitions

  1. 1. literal-minded
  2. 2. pedantic
  3. 3. doctrinaire
  4. 4. longwinded
  5. 5. circuitous

Words Containing 迂

拘迂
jū yū

inflexible

迂儒
yū rú

unrealistic

迂回奔袭
yū huí bēn xí

to attack from an unexpected direction

迂回曲折
yū huí qū zhé

meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere

迂执
yū zhí

pedantic and stubborn

迂夫子
yū fū zǐ

pedant

迂拘
yū jū

conventional

迂拙
yū zhuō

stupid

迂曲
yū qū

circuitous

迂气
yū qì

pedantry

迂滞
yū zhì

high-sounding and impractical

迂磨
yū mó

sluggish

迂缓
yū huǎn

dilatory

迂腐
yū fǔ

pedantic

迂见
yū jiàn

absurd opinion

迂讷
yū nè

overcautious

迂论
yū lùn

unrealistic argument

迂回
yū huí

roundabout route

迂远
yū yuǎn

impractical

迂阔
yū kuò

high sounding and impractical

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