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Catachrestic; Catachrestical
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fatched. -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. Jer. Taylor.