CATACHRESTICAL

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis

Synonyms:

catachrestic; catachrestical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

catachresis (strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: 'blind mouths'))

Derivation:

catachresis (strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as 'blatant' to mean 'flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: 'blind mouths'))

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