| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|frastik adjective
also para·phras·ti·cal -tə̇kəl
Etymology: French paraphrastique, from Middle French, from Greek paraphrastikos, from (assumed) Greek paraphrastos (verbal of Greek paraphrazein ) + Greek -ikos -ic
: paraphrasing : having the nature of paraphrase : explaining or translating more clearly and amply an author's meaning
• para·phras·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē adverb