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Definition of: ambage
(am′bij) noun plural am·bag·es (am′bə·jiz, Lat. am·bā′jēz)
1. A winding or circuitous path.
2. Usually plural An indirect method of proceeding. [ < OF ambages <L ambi- around + agere go]
—am·ba·gious (am·bā′jəs) adjective
—am·ba′gious·ly adverb
—am·ba′gious·ness noun
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