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CATACHRESTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
Synonyms:
catachrestic; catachrestical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
catachresis (strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: 'blind mouths'))
Derivation:
catachresis (strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: 'blind mouths'))
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