adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ per- ə - ' fras-tik, ˌ pa-r ə -
Function: adjective
Etymology: French paraphrastique, from Greek paraphrastikos, from paraphrazein
Date: circa 1623
: having the nature of or being a paraphrase
– para · phras · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb