periphrastic
Expressed in more words than are necessaryExpressed in more words than are necessary.
» Students of Latin are racking their brains in trying to understand the mystery of the so-called passive periphrastic.
Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Expressed in more words than are necessary.
He wrote a periphrastic love letter to his wife to patch up their relationship.
She was simply asked to express how she felt, but her response was periphrastic.
многосло́вныйmnogoslóvnyj
(not comparable)Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
иносказа́тельныйinoskazátelʹnyj
(not comparable)Characterized by periphrasis.
“The daughter of the man” may be used as a periphrastic synonym for “the man’s daughter”.
- roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
Examples
1 sentencesStudents of Latin are racking their brains in trying to understand the mystery of the so-called passive periphrastic.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós), from περίφρασις (períphrasis,Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós), from περίφρασις (períphrasis, “periphrasis”).
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- roundabout and unnecessarily wordy:circumlocutiouscircumlocutoryambagious