euphemistic
euphemistic is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression. -- Eu`phe*mis"tic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- academical
- alliteration
- alliterative
- altiloquence
- altiloquent
- antithesis
- antithetical
- artificial
- artistic
- bombast
- bombastic
- chaste
- classical
- classicalism
- classicism
- concinnity
- correct
- declamation
- declamatory
- ease
- easy
- elegance
- elegant
- euphemism
- euphonious
- euphony
- euphuism
- euphuist
- euphuistic
- felicitous
- figurative
- fine
- flaming
- flashy
- florid
- floridness
- flourish
- flowery
- flowing
- flown
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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