- catachrestic
- adjective see catachresis
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catachrestic
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Catachrestic — Cat a*chres tic, Catachrestical Cat a*chres tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far fetched. [1913 Webster] {Cat… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catachrestic — See catachresis. * * * … Universalium
catachrestic — adjective constituting or related to catachresis … Wiktionary
catachrestic — adj. characterized by the misuse of words; inaccurate in metaphorical usage … English contemporary dictionary
catachrestic — a.; (also catachrestical) Forced, strained, far fetched, recondite, studiously sought, wrested … New dictionary of synonyms
catachrestic — cat·a·chres·tic … English syllables
catachrestic — adjective constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis • Syn: ↑catachrestical • Pertains to noun: ↑catachresis (for: ↑catachrestical), ↑catachresis • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Catachrestical — Catachrestic Cat a*chres tic, Catachrestical Cat a*chres tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far fetched. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catachrestically — Catachrestic Cat a*chres tic, Catachrestical Cat a*chres tic*al, a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far fetched. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catachresis — catachrestic /kat euh kres tik/, catachrestical, adj. catachrestically, adv. /kat euh kree sis/, n. misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect. [1580 90; < L < Gk: a misuse (akin to … Universalium
