catachrestic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek καταχρηστικός (katakhrēstikós), from κατάχρησις (katákhrēsis, “misuse of words”)
Adjective
catachrestic (comparative more catachrestic, superlative most catachrestic)
- Constituting or related to catachresis.
Synonyms
- catachrestical
- malapropian
- malapropic
- malapropistic