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Word of the Day: Catachrestical

Catachrestic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Catachrestical [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Belonging to a catachresis; forced; far-fetched; wrested from its natural sense.

Catachrestical [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.

Catachrestically [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

In a forced manner.