Dilatory : Expeditious :: Direct : ?

ATortuous

BCircumlocutory ✓ Correct

CStraight

DCurved

Correct answer: (B) Circumlocutory

Explanation

Direct pairs with Circumlocutory.

The pair links two words of opposite meaning.

Dilatory (slow) is opposite to expeditious (quick).

Direct (to the point) is opposite to circumlocutory (roundabout).

The opposite of direct in speech is circumlocutory.

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