catachrestic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek καταχρηστικός (katakhrēstikós), from κατάχρησις (katákhrēsis, “misuse of words”).
Adjective
[edit]catachrestic (comparative more catachrestic, superlative most catachrestic)
- Constituting or related to catachresis.
- Synonym: catachrestical
- Hyponyms: malapropian, malapropic, malapropistic
Derived terms
[edit]- catachrestically (adverb)