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