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catachrestic

catachrestic

English

Adjective

catachrestic ‎(comparative more catachrestic, superlative most catachrestic)

  1. constituting or related to catachresis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καταχρηστικός ‎(katakhrēstikós), from κατάχρησις ‎(katákhrēsis, “misuse of words”)

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