In rhet.: Pertaining to, consisting in, or characterized by catachresis; applied in an improper signification. Wrested from the right meaning or form; contrary to proper use; forced; far-fetched.
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adjective.
Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.
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adjective.
constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
Word Usage
"The first mode is synecdochical, the second common, the third metonymical; I add that the third might properly be called catachrestic if we attend to the just distinction of these members."