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[syn: catachrestic, catachrestical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Catachrestic \Cat`a*chres"tic\, Catachrestical
\Cat`a*chres"tic*al\, a.
Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis;
constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis;
wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.
[1913 Webster] -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv.
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[A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer.
Taylor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
catachrestical
adj 1: constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
[syn: catachrestic, catachrestical]