circuitousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English circuitous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English circuitousness From circuitous + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state of being circuitous.
But as the circuitousness of this route and the extremely slow running required over the Midland-North Stafford link have increased overall journey times of the trains concerned to 4 hr. 38 min. down and 4½ hr. up, they are hardly likely to prove very attractive to through passengers.
1960 March, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 175: