Malapropian

adj

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Adjective

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malapropic
"In the first place, with malapropian ineptness he confused "scrupulous" with its opposite, "unscrupulous.""

Synonyms

catachrestic catachrestic catachrestical catachrestical malapropic malapropic

Example

"In the first place, with malapropian ineptness he confused "scrupulous" with its opposite, "unscrupulous.""

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