catachrestical

adj

catachrestical

adj
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catachrestic

  • Catachrestical and improper way of speaking.1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC:
Synonyms
catachrestic, malapropian, malapropic, malapropistic

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