Periphrastic
Periphrastic adjective - Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
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Synonyms for Periphrastic
Supererogatory and periphrastic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supererogatory" instead an adjective "Periphrastic".
Supererogatory
Supererogatory adjective - Being over what is needed.
Periphrastic and supererogatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Periphrastic" instead an adjective "Supererogatory".
Nearby Word: supererogation
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Related pairs
- extravagant and periphrastic
- extravagant and supererogatory
- surplus and periphrastic
- surplus and supererogatory
- oratorical and periphrastic
- oratorical and supererogatory
- diffuse and periphrastic
- diffuse and supererogatory
- spare and periphrastic
- spare and supererogatory
- verbose and periphrastic
- verbose and supererogatory
- unnecessary and periphrastic
- unnecessary and supererogatory
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