Definition of euphemistically in English:
euphemistically
adverbjuːfəˈmɪstɪkliˌjufəˈmɪstəkli
By means of a mild or indirect word or expression instead of one considered too harsh or blunt.
punitive legislation euphemistically called ‘welfare reform’
Example sentencesExamples
- This emetic / alcoholic drink, which induced nausea lasting up to 3 hours, is known euphemistically as a "butterfly."
- She quickly destroyed or euphemistically "lost" evidence pertaining to her predecessor's death.
- The company I work for is what could euphemistically be called thrifty.
- That is to say, they redeploy capital from production into bond speculation, euphemistically called "consumer finance".
- Whatever the metaphor, the baby-boomer generation is approaching the age group developmental psychologists euphemistically call the "young-old."
- One way of moving through a built-up area is by using back gardens or sewers, or by blasting holes through adjoining walls - known euphemistically as 'mouseholing'.
- Into her impotent rage begin to seep the kind of compound four-syllable expletives that the TV channel euphemistically refers to as "strong language" in its pre-transmission health warning.
- He was, to put it extremely euphemistically, involved in some shady activities.
- Little more than a dressed-up hacker's toy, the application is euphemistically called a "remote administration tool" by its maker.
- Once that income limit is reached there is no incentive to see patients and so physicians take what is euphemistically called "reduced activity days."
Definition of euphemistically in US English:
euphemistically
adverbˌjufəˈmɪstəkliˌyo͞ofəˈmistəklē
By means of a mild or indirect word or expression instead of one considered too harsh or blunt.
punitive legislation euphemistically called “welfare reform”
Example sentencesExamples
- She quickly destroyed or euphemistically "lost" evidence pertaining to her predecessor's death.
- He was, to put it extremely euphemistically, involved in some shady activities.
- This emetic / alcoholic drink, which induced nausea lasting up to 3 hours, is known euphemistically as a "butterfly."
- Into her impotent rage begin to seep the kind of compound four-syllable expletives that the TV channel euphemistically refers to as "strong language" in its pre-transmission health warning.
- The company I work for is what could euphemistically be called thrifty.
- Little more than a dressed-up hacker's toy, the application is euphemistically called a "remote administration tool" by its maker.
- Whatever the metaphor, the baby-boomer generation is approaching the age group developmental psychologists euphemistically call the "young-old."
- That is to say, they redeploy capital from production into bond speculation, euphemistically called "consumer finance".
- One way of moving through a built-up area is by using back gardens or sewers, or by blasting holes through adjoining walls - known euphemistically as 'mouseholing'.
- Once that income limit is reached there is no incentive to see patients and so physicians take what is euphemistically called "reduced activity days."