Euphemistic

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or characterized by euphemism.
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  • adjective. Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression.
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  • adjective. of or pertaining to euphemism
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  • adjective. substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one
    • Word Usage
    "The administration sought to justify the unjustifiable by coining the euphemistic doublespeak of "roughing up"."
    Equivalent
    euphemistical  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hellenistic  Mechanistic  altruistic  anachronistic  antagonistic  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    casuistic  catch-all  chattery  churchy  common-stock  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    elegant  euphemous  euphuistic  exquisite  extenuatory  
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