paraphrastic

[ par-uh-fras-tik ]

/ ˌpær əˈfræs tɪk /

adjective

having the nature of a paraphrase.

Origin of paraphrastic

1615–25; <Medieval Latin paraphrasticus<Greek paraphrastikós.See paraphrast, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM paraphrastic

par·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby paraphrastic

paraphilia, paraphimosis, paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis, paraplanner, paraplegia, paraplegic

Example sentences from the Web for paraphrastic

It is elegant and faithful, but somewhat formal and paraphrastic.
The Genius of Scotland|Robert Turnbull
Warburton, to evade Voltaire's criticism, put a strained and paraphrastic interpretation upon Pope's lines.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)|Alexander Pope
Grundtvigs translation4 had been so paraphrastic as often to obscure the sense, and always the spirit, of the original.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker
This mental capacity is most likely to be acquired by the regular and persevering use of the paraphrastic exercise.
A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education|James Gall

I quote a result which Mr. Edmund Clarence Stedman said was too paraphrastic.
Confessions of a Book-Lover|Maurice Francis Egan

单词	paraphrastic
释义	paraphrastic [ par-uh-fras-tik ] / ˌpær əˈfræs tɪk / adjective having the nature of a paraphrase. Origin of paraphrastic 1615–25; <Medieval Latin paraphrasticus<Greek paraphrastikós.See paraphrast, -ic OTHER WORDS FROM paraphrastic par·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby paraphrastic paraphilia, paraphimosis, paraphrase, paraphrasis, paraphrast, paraphrastic, paraphyletic, paraphysis, paraplanner, paraplegia, paraplegic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paraphrastic It is elegant and faithful, but somewhat formal and paraphrastic. The Genius of Scotland\|Robert Turnbull Warburton, to evade Voltaire's criticism, put a strained and paraphrastic interpretation upon Pope's lines. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)\|Alexander Pope Grundtvigs translation4 had been so paraphrastic as often to obscure the sense, and always the spirit, of the original. The Translations of Beowulf\|Chauncey Brewster Tinker This mental capacity is most likely to be acquired by the regular and persevering use of the paraphrastic exercise. A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education\|James Gall I quote a result which Mr. Edmund Clarence Stedman said was too paraphrastic. Confessions of a Book-Lover\|Maurice Francis Egan
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