Webster's 1913 Dictionary
EUPHEMISTIC; EUPHEMISTICAL
EUPHEMISTIC; EUPHEMISTICAL Eu `phe *mis "tic, Eu `phe *mis "tic *al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression. -- Eu `phe *mis "tic *al *ly, adv.
New American Oxford Dictionary
euphemistic
eu phe mis tic |ˌyo͞ofəˈmistik ˈˌjufəˈmɪstɪk | ▶adjective using or of the nature of a euphemism: the euphemistic terms she uses to describe her relationships. DERIVATIVES eu phe mis ti cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb
Oxford Dictionary
euphemistic
eu ¦phem |is ¦tic |juːfɪˈmɪstɪk | ▶adjective using or of the nature of a euphemism: the euphemistic terms she uses to describe her relationships. DERIVATIVES euphemistically |juːfɪˈmɪstɪk (ə )li |adverb
American Oxford Thesaurus
euphemistic
euphemistic adjective the textbooks reportedly use the euphemistic term "advance " instead of "invade ": polite, substitute, mild, understated, indirect, neutral, evasive; diplomatic, inoffensive, genteel; periphrastic, circumlocutory, mealy-mouthed.
Oxford Thesaurus
euphemistic
euphemistic adjective euphemistic expressions for sacking someone, such as ‘letting them go ’: polite, substitute, mild, understated, softened, indirect, neutral, evasive, diplomatic, coded, newspeak, vague, inoffensive, genteel. ANTONYMS dysphemistic.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
euphemistic
eu phe mis tic /jùːfəmɪ́stɪk /形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗婉曲 (えんきよく )語法の, 遠回しの .