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Definition of Periphrastic
1. Adjective. Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy. "A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings."
Exact synonyms: Ambagious, Circumlocutious, Circumlocutory
Similar to: Indirect
Derivative terms: Ambage, Circumlocution, Circumlocution, Periphrasis
Similar to: Indirect
Derivative terms: Ambage, Circumlocution, Circumlocution, Periphrasis
Definition of Periphrastic
1. a. Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.
Definition of Periphrastic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Periphrastic
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