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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 .