Found 2 items, similar to catachrestic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: catachrestic catachrestic adj : constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis [syn: catachrestical]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Catachrestic Catachrestic \Cat`a*chres"tic\, Catachrestical \Cat`a*chres"tic*al\, 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] -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster] [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]