Periphrastic
Periphrastic adjective - Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
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Superfluous and periphrastic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superfluous" instead an adjective "Periphrastic".
Superfluous
Superfluous adjective - Being over what is needed.
Periphrastic and superfluous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Periphrastic" instead an adjective "Superfluous".
Nearby Words: superfluity, superfluously
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Related pairs
- extravagant and periphrastic
- extravagant and superfluous
- surplus and periphrastic
- surplus and superfluous
- spare and periphrastic
- spare and superfluous
- verbose and periphrastic
- verbose and superfluous
- loquacious and periphrastic
- loquacious and superfluous
- incidental and periphrastic
- incidental and superfluous
- unnecessary and periphrastic
- unnecessary and superfluous
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