Definition of AMBAGES

ambages

Meanings

Noun

  • (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
  • a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things
  • Indirect or roundabout ways of talking; circumlocution.
  • Indirect or roundabout routes or directions.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 12

ambages is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ambages is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ambages is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

ambages is a valid Words With Friends word