catachresticadj.

/katəˈkrɛstɪk/

/katəˈkriːstɪk/

Etymology: < Greek καταχρηστικός misused, misapplied: see catachresis n.

Of the nature of catachresis; wrongly used, misapplied, wrested from its proper meaning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in application of words

abusive1561

catachrestical1609

catachrestic1656

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > misapplying words

catachrestical1609

catachrestic1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Catachrestical, Catachrestique, abusive, as when one word is improperly put for another.

1709 J. Reynolds Death's Vision viii. 27 Go Doating, fond Philosophy, With all thy Catachrestic Names.

1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 250 The phrase is, so to say, catachrestic, not used in a proper sense.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	catachrestic
释义	catachresticadj. /katəˈkrɛstɪk//katəˈkriːstɪk/ Etymology: < Greek καταχρηστικός misused, misapplied: see catachresis n. Of the nature of catachresis; wrongly used, misapplied, wrested from its proper meaning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adjective] > in application of words abusive1561 catachrestical1609 catachrestic1656 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [adjective] > misapplying words catachrestical1609 catachrestic1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Catachrestical, Catachrestique, abusive, as when one word is improperly put for another. 1709 J. Reynolds Death's Vision viii. 27 Go Doating, fond Philosophy, With all thy Catachrestic Names. 1848 H. Hallam Suppl. Notes View Europe Middle Ages 250 The phrase is, so to say, catachrestic, not used in a proper sense. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.1656
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