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catachrestic

catachrestic adjective: constituting or related to catachresis.

Adjective

catachrestic (comparative more catachrestic, superlative most catachrestic)

  1. Constituting or related to catachresis.
    Synonyms:
    catachrestical

Synonyms of catachrestic

Forms of catachrestic

comparativemore catachrestic
superlativemost catachrestic

Origin of catachrestic

From Ancient Greek καταχρηστικός (katakhrēstikós), from κατάχρησις (katákhrēsis, “misuse of words”).

Words formed from catachrestic

Questions about catachrestic

What does catachrestic mean?
Catachrestic means constituting or related to catachresis.
What part of speech is catachrestic?
Catachrestic is an adjective.

Words near catachrestic in the dictionary

  1. catachism
  2. catacholaminergic
  3. catachreses
  4. catachresis
  5. catachresized
  6. catachrestic
  7. catachrestical
  8. catachrestically
  9. catachronism
  10. catachronisms
  11. Catachrysea

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