Periphrastic
Periphrastic adjective - Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
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Synonyms for Periphrastic
Unnecessary and periphrastic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unnecessary" instead an adjective "Periphrastic".
Unnecessary
Unnecessary adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Periphrastic and unnecessary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Periphrastic" instead an adjective "Unnecessary".
Nearby Word: unnecessarily
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Related pairs
- extravagant and periphrastic
- extravagant and unnecessary
- surplus and periphrastic
- surplus and unnecessary
- spare and periphrastic
- spare and unnecessary
- incidental and periphrastic
- incidental and unnecessary
- superfluous and periphrastic
- superfluous and unnecessary
- supererogatory and periphrastic
- supererogatory and unnecessary
- redundant and periphrastic
- redundant and unnecessary
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