periphrastic
/,pɛrə'fræstɪk/
adjective
12 letters4 syllables21 points in Scrabble®23 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1
Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
“A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings.”
WORD FORMS
Related formperiphrasis
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®21 points
Words With Friends®23 points
Double word42 points
Triple word63 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineriphrasticpay
Starts & ends withP … C
Syllablesper · i · phras · tic
SYNONYMS & RELATED5
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