• (a.) Tending to circumvent; deceiving by artifices; deluding.
Cir`cum·vent'ive adjective Tending to circumvent; deceiving by artifices; deluding. 
circumvent, circumventive 1. To find a way of avoiding restrictions imposed by a rule or law without actually breaking it. 2. To anticipate and to counter someone`s plans. 3. To encompass; literally, to enclose. 4. Any effort to get around a restriction or obstacle. A man is circumventing the custom guards by sneaking around the entrance gate. &...