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Definition of Euphemistic
1. Adjective. Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one. "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"
Definition of Euphemistic
1. a. Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression.
Definition of Euphemistic
1. Adjective. of or pertaining to euphemism ¹
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Definition of Euphemistic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphemistic
Literary usage of Euphemistic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Growth of British Policy: An Historical Essay by John Robert Seeley (1895)
"Until the last moment the King was not named, and, strangely enough, the euphemistic
term, adopted by those who wished to avoid the word 'King ..."
2. Things Chinese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with China by James Dyer Ball (1893)
"... proofs from many sources that' swallowing gold' is only another of those
euphemistic phrases the Chinese are so fond of. ..."
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