catachrestic
11catachresis — catachrestic /kat euh kres tik/, catachrestical, adj. catachrestically, adv. /kat euh kree sis/, n. misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect. [1580 90; < L < Gk: a misuse (akin to …
12catachrestical — adjective constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis • Syn: ↑catachrestic • Pertains to noun: ↑catachresis, ↑catachresis (for: ↑catachrestic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
13cat|a|chres|ti|cal — «KAT uh KREHS tuh kuhl», adjective. = catachrestic. (Cf. ↑catachrestic) …
14catachresis — noun (plural catachreses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek katachrēsis misuse, from katachrēsthai to use up, misuse, from kata + chrēsthai to use Date: 1550 1. use of the wrong word for the context 2. use of a forced and especially paradoxical figure …
15Humayun Azad — (Bangla: হুমায়ুন আজাদ) (Rarhi Khal, Dhaka Bangladesh, 28 April, 1947 Munich, Germany, 11 August, 2004) was a prolific Bangladeshi author and scholar. He wrote more than seventy titles. He was widely known for his anti establishment, anti… …
16catachrestically — See catachrestic. * * * …
17catachrestical — See catachrestic. * * * …
18Sheridan,Richard Brinsley — Sheridan, Richard Brinsley. 1751 1816. British playwright and politician known for his satirical comedies of manners, including The Rivals (1775), which features the catachrestic character Mrs. Malaprop. * * * …
19catachresis — noun /kætəˈkɹiːsɪs/ a) A misuse of a word; an application of a term to something which it does not properly denote.<ref name= OED /> b) A misapplication or overextension of figurative …
20catachrestically — adverb In a catachrestic way …
