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circular

 
/ˈsɜr·kjə·lər/ adj (ROUND)

Definition

in the shape of a circle; round: One man built a circular barn for his cows. The circular area is used for parking. A circular argument or discussion is one which keeps returning to the same points and does not advance to any new points or to agreement.
(Definition of circular adj (ROUND) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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