Catachrestic and Figurative

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Catachrestic adjective - Constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis.

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Figurative and catachrestic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Figurative" instead an adjective "Catachrestic".

Figurative adjective - Expressing one thing in terms normally used for another.

Usage example: the figurative use of “allergy” to mean “a feeling of dislike”

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Catachrestic and figurative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Catachrestic" instead an adjective "Figurative".

Nearby Words: figuration, figuratively

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