catachrestical

English

Adjective

catachrestical (comparative more catachrestical, superlative most catachrestical)

1. catachrestic
   • 1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC:

     Catachrestical and improper way of speaking.

Synonyms

• catachrestic
• malapropian
• malapropic
• malapropistic