CATACHRESTIC

Meaning of CATACHRESTIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|krestik, esp Brit -ēs- adjective

or cat·a·chres·ti·cal -ə̇kəl

Etymology: Greek katachrēstikos, from katachrēsthai + -ikos -ic

: constituting, characterized by, or given to catachresis

• cat·a·chres·ti·cal·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CATACHRESTIC — adjective see: catachresis
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATACHRESTIC — (a.) Alt. of Catachrestical
Английский словарь Webster
CATACHRESTIC — ( a. ) Alt. of Catachrestical
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CATACHRESTIC — adj. characterized by the misuse of words; inaccurate in metaphorical usage
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CATACHRESTIC — see catachresis
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATACHRESTIC — adj ·alt. of catachrestical.
Webster English vocab
CATACHRESTIC — catachrestic BrE AmE ˌkæt ə ˈkrest ɪk ◂ AmE \ ˌkæt̬-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CATACHRESTIC — a. ; ( also ~al ) Forced, strained, far-fetched, recondite, studiously sought, wrested.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CATACHRESIS — noun (plural catachreses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek katachrēsis misuse, from katachrēsthai to use up, misuse, from kata- + chrēsthai to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATACHRESTICALLY — adverb see catachrestic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATACHRESTICAL — adjective see catachrestic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABUSIVE — əˈbyüsiv, -ēv also -üz- adjective Etymology: Middle French abusif, from Late Latin abusivus, from Latin abusus + -ivus -ive 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATACHRESIS — — catachrestic /kat'euh kres"tik/ , catachrestical , adj. — catachrestically , adv. /kat'euh kree"sis/ , n. misuse or strained use …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATACHRESIS — [ ˌkatə'kri:sɪs ] ■ noun ( plural catachreses -si:z ) the incorrect use of a word. Derivatives catachrestic -'kri:stɪk , …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CATACHRESIS — n. (pl. catachreses) an incorrect use of words. catachrestic adj. [ L f. Gk katakhresis f. khraomai use ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CATACHRESIS — n. (pl. catachreses) an incorrect use of words. Derivatives: catachrestic adj. Etymology: L f. Gk katakhresis f. khraomai use
Oxford English vocab
PERVERTED
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MISUNDERSTOOD — Synonyms and related words : catachrestic, despised, disliked, distorted, eisegetical, garbled, lowly, misapprehended, misconceived, misconstrued, misinterpreted, misprized, misread, mistaken, out …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MISTAKEN — Synonyms and related words : all wet, all wrong, amiss, catachrestic, distorted, eisegetical, erring, erroneous, fallacious, FALSE, faulty, flawed, garbled, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MISREAD — Synonyms and related words : catachrestic, contort, distort, distorted, do amiss, eisegetical, garble, garbled, get one wrong, get wrong, gloss, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GARBLED
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISTORTED
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CATACHRESTICAL — a. See catachrestic
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FORCED — a. 1. Compelled, constrained, en~. 2. Strained, unnatural, catachrestic, farfetched, studiously sought.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FAR-FETCHED — a. Recondite, abstruse, forced, strained, catachrestic, studiously sought.
Dictionary of English Synonyms

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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