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periphrastical

periphrastical is the alternative form of periphrastic.

Meaning of periphrastic

Adjective

periphrastic (not comparable)

  1. Expressed in more words than are necessary.
    • He wrote a periphrastic love letter to his wife to patch up their relationship.
  2. Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
    • In writing, they deem it irreverent to express the Supreme Being [and] in conversation they generally use a periphrastic epithet, such as the All-Good.1871, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (published anonymously), The Coming Race, Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons
  3. Characterized by periphrasis.
    • “The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”.

Questions about periphrastical

What is periphrastical the alternative form of?
Periphrastical is the alternative form of periphrastic.

Words near periphrastical in the dictionary

  1. periphrasing
  2. periphrasis
  3. periphrastic
  4. periphrastic conjugation
  5. periphrastic conjugations
  6. periphrastical
  7. periphrastically
  8. periphrasticity
  9. periphysate
  10. periphyses
  11. periphysis

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