pleonasmicadj.
/ˌpliːəˈnazmɪk/, U.S. /ˌpliəˈnæzmɪk/ rare.
Of or relating to a pleonasm or pleonasms; (of a person) given to pleonastic speech or writing; = pleonastic adj.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pleonasmick, superfluous, redundant.
1926 Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune 13 Aug. 2/5 Many people may be deceived by his pleonasmic ebullitions.
1990 B. Raffel tr. F. Rabelais Gargantua & Pantagruel III. xxxviii. 342 A pleonasmic fool [Fr. fou pleonasmicque].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1656- to have it bad
- to have it both ways
- to have it by the throat
- to have it coming
- to have it coming to one
- to get on wick
- to get on with it
- to get on with the job
- to get one over
- to get one over on
- to get one's act together
- to get one's angel wings
- to get one's arms around
- to get one's arse in gear
- to get one's arse into gear
- to get one's ass handed to one
- to get one's ass in gear
- to get one's ass into gear
- to get one's back up
- to get one's bearings
- to get one's bitters
- to get one's blue
- to get one's breath
- to get one's breath back
- to get one's butt in gear