periphrastical

periphrastical
periphrastic /per-i-frasˈtik/ or periphrasˈtical adjective
1. Using periphrasis
2. Using at least two words instead of a single inflected form, esp of a verb tense involving an auxiliary
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Main Entry:periphrasis

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  • periphrastical — index indirect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Periphrastical — Periphrastic Per i*phras tic, Periphrastical Per i*phras tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. [1913 Webster] {Periphrastic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • periphrastical — a. See periphrastic …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • Periphrastic — Per i*phras tic, Periphrastical Per i*phras tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. [1913 Webster] {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.),… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Periphrastic conjugation — Periphrastic Per i*phras tic, Periphrastical Per i*phras tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. [1913 Webster] {Periphrastic… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indirect — I Adjective allusive, ambagious, backhanded, circuitous, circumambulating, circumlocutory, covert, crooked, desultory, deviating, deviatory, devious, devius, digressing, digressive, excursive, hidden, implicit, labyrinthine, meandering, non… …   Law dictionary

  • circumlocutory — a. Periphrastical, periphrastic, roundabout, indirect, involved, diffuse …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • periphrastic — a.; (also periphrastical) Circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect, going round …   New dictionary of synonyms

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