catachrestic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Constituting or related to catachresis.

Word forms

catachrestic more catachrestic most catachrestic

Etymology

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

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