Periphrastic - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌperɪˈfræstɪk|
Brit.
|ˌperɪˈfræstɪk|
adjective
- roundabout and unnecessarily wordy (syn: circumlocutory)
A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings.
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A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings.
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