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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Catachrestic \Cat`a*chres"tic\, Catachrestical \Cat`a*chres"tic*al\, a. Belonging to or in the manner of a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form forced; far-fetched. -- {Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly}, adv [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: catachrestical adj : constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis [syn: {catachrestic}]
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