Crooked
Crooked adjective - Marked by a long series of irregular curves.
Periphrastic and crooked are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Periphrastic" instead an adjective "Crooked".
Periphrastic
Periphrastic adjective - Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
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Synonyms for Periphrastic
Crooked and periphrastic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crooked" instead an adjective "Periphrastic".
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Related pairs
- irregular and crooked
- irregular and periphrastic
- sinister and crooked
- sinister and periphrastic
- sinuous and crooked
- sinuous and periphrastic
- sneaky and crooked
- sneaky and periphrastic
- devious and crooked
- devious and periphrastic
- indirect and crooked
- indirect and periphrastic
- tortuous and crooked
- tortuous and periphrastic
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