Definitions from Wiktionary (periphrastic)
▸ adjective: Expressed in more words than are necessary.
▸ adjective: Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
▸ adjective: (grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.
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▸ adjective: Expressed in more words than are necessary.
▸ adjective: Indirect in naming an entity; circumlocutory.
▸ adjective: (grammar) Characterized by periphrasis.
Similar:
circumlocutory,
circumlocutious,
indirect,
ambagious,
overexplicit,
expletive,
hyperexplicit,
overexplanatory,
overemphatic,
overprolix,
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