Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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catachrestic | No | Yes | No | No |
catachresis | Yes | No | No | No |
catachrestic (noun) | catachresis (noun) |
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strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths') |
catachrestic (adjective) | catachresis (adjective) |
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constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis |