PERIPHRASTIC
/ˌpɛ.ɹəˈfɹæ.stɪk/
21
Scrabble
23
WWF
P(3) E(1) R(1) I(1) P(3) H(4) R(1) A(1) S(1) T(1) I(1) C(3)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˌpɛ.ɹəˈfɹæ.stɪk/
adjective
- Expressed in more words than are necessary.
- Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
- (grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.““The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”.”
Source: Wiktionary
