catachrestic

adjective

cat·​a·​chres·​tic ¦ka-tə-¦kre-stik 

British also -¦krē-

variants or catachrestical

¦ka-tə-¦kre-sti-kəl 

British also -¦krē-

: constituting, characterized by, or given to catachresis

catachrestically

¦ka-tə-¦kre-sti-k(ə-)lē 

British also -¦krē-

adverb

Word History

Etymology

Greek katachrēstikos, from katachrēsthai + -ikos -ic

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