circular.

1. Shaped like a circle or moving around one.

2. Using the conclusion as part of the support offered for that conclusion.

3. A notice or letter sent to many recipients.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• circular opening
• circular motion

On the page

The circular opening admitted a narrow shaft of light.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative.. Noun singular circular; plural circulars. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence, inference, qualification. Commonness: moderately common.