Euphemistic

//ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to euphemism.
"Taking these cues, I rewrote and rewrote the proposal couching my problem in the bland, euphemistic language that I was rapidly learning is the lingua franca of the corporate world."

Adjective

1
of or the nature of euphemism wordnet

Synonyms

elegant euphuistic exquisite formalistic gina goody good-good

Antonyms

uneuphemistic dysphemistic

Example

""Going to the little girl's room" is an euphemistic expression for "going to the toilet.""

Etymology

From euphemism + -tic.

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