Periphrastical
1periphrastical — index indirect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2Periphrastical — Periphrastic Per i*phras tic, Periphrastical Per i*phras tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. [1913 Webster] {Periphrastic… …
3periphrastical — a. See periphrastic …
4periphrastical — periphrastic /per i frasˈtik/ or periphrasˈtical adjective 1. Using periphrasis 2. Using at least two words instead of a single inflected form, esp of a verb tense involving an auxiliary • • • Main Entry: ↑periphrasis …
5Periphrastic — Per i*phras tic, Periphrastical Per i*phras tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. [1913 Webster] {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.),… …
6Periphrastic conjugation — Periphrastic Per i*phras tic, Periphrastical Per i*phras tic*al, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p[ e]riphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. [1913 Webster] {Periphrastic… …
7indirect — I Adjective allusive, ambagious, backhanded, circuitous, circumambulating, circumlocutory, covert, crooked, desultory, deviating, deviatory, devious, devius, digressing, digressive, excursive, hidden, implicit, labyrinthine, meandering, non… …
8circumlocutory — a. Periphrastical, periphrastic, roundabout, indirect, involved, diffuse …
9periphrastic — a.; (also periphrastical) Circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect, going round …
