Meaning of EUPHEMISTIC
| Pronunciation: | | y`oofum'istik
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| | Definition: | | [adj] of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" |
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| | Synonyms: | | inoffensive |
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| | Antonyms: | | dysphemistic, offensive | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eu`phe*mis"tic\, Euphemistical \Eu`phe*mis"tic*al\,
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Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in
expression. -- {Eu`phe*mis"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | elegant, euphuistic, exquisite, formalistic, goody good-good, goody-goody, mincing, namby-pamby, overnice, overprecise, overrefined, pedantic, precieuse, precious, precisian, precisianistic, precisionistic, puristic, simpering |
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