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catabolism |
catabolize |
catacala |
catacaustic |
catachresis |
catachrestic
| catachrestical
| cataclasm
| cataclinal
| cataclysm
| cataclysmal
catachrestic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective catachrestic has 1 sense
- catachrestic(a = adj.pert) catachrestical - constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis; Array Derived form noun catachresis1
CIDE DICTIONARY
catachrestic, 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]
"[A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking."
[1913 Webster]
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