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catachrestic

ca·tach·res·tic

uncommon

adjective

1.

constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis

Origin

From Ancient Greek καταχρηστικός (katakhrēstikós), from κατάχρησις (katákhrēsis, “misuse of words”).

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