PERIPHRASTICAL

Adjective

periphrastical (comparative more periphrastical, superlative most periphrastical)

Alternative form of periphrastic

Source: Wiktionary


Per`i*phras"tic, Per`i*phras"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. périphrastique.]

Definition: Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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