euphemistic

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Translations

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of euphemism +‎ istic.

Adjective[edit]

euphemistic (comparative more euphemistic, superlative most euphemistic)

Of or pertaining to euphemism.

Translations[edit]

of euphemism

Danish: forskønnende, eufemistisk
Finnish: kaunisteleva, eufemistinen
French: euphémique (fr)
German: beschönigend (de) (linguistics), verhüllend (de) (linguistics), euphemistisch (de) (linguistics, elevated style)

Italian: eufemistico (it)
Korean: 완곡한 (婉曲한, wangokan)
Tagalog: pahimanin

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