What does "catachrestic" mean?

Constituting or related to catachresis.

What is a synonym for "catachrestic"?

Common synonyms include: catachrestical, distorted, garbled, misread, mistaken, misunderstood.

adj

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Adjective

Adjective

From Ancient Greek καταχρηστικός (katakhrēstikós), from κατάχρησις (katákhrēsis, “misuse of words”).