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periphrastically

UK/pɛɹɪˈfɹæstɪkli/

periphrastically adverb: with circumlocution or periphrasis.

Adverb

periphrastically (comparative more periphrastically, superlative most periphrastically)

  1. With circumlocution or periphrasis.

Forms of periphrastically

comparativemore periphrastically
superlativemost periphrastically

Origin of periphrastically

From periphrastic + -ally.

Questions about periphrastically

What does periphrastically mean?
Periphrastically means with circumlocution or periphrasis.
What part of speech is periphrastically?
Periphrastically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce periphrastically?
Periphrastically is pronounced /pɛɹɪˈfɹæstɪkli/ (UK).

Words near periphrastically in the dictionary

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

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