|perə|frastik, -raas-, -tēk adjective
Etymology: Greek periphrastikos, from (assumed) Greek periphrastos (verbal of Greek periphrazein ) + Greek -ikos -ic
1. : of, relating to, or characterized by periphrasis : circumlocutory
2. : formed by the use of function words or auxiliaries instead of by inflection
more fair is a periphrastic comparative
of man is a periphrastic phrase
does go is a periphrastic verb
• peri·phras·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk, -li adverb