periphrastic

adjective

peri·​phras·​tic ˌper-ə-ˈfra-stik 

1

: of, relating to, or characterized by periphrasis

2

: formed by the use of function words or auxiliaries instead of by inflection

more fair is a periphrastic comparative

periphrastically

ˌper-ə-ˈfra-sti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for periphrastic

• anaplastic
• bioclastic
• fibroblastic
• hyperplastic
• hypoplastic
• inelastic
• lymphoblastic
• neoplastic
• orgiastic
• predynastic
• pyroclastic
• superplastic