perifrástico

See also: perifrastico

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).

Adjective

perifrástico (feminine perifrástica, masculine plural perifrásticos, feminine plural perifrásticas)

1. periphrastic; verbose (using more words than necessary)
2. periphrastic; roundabout; circuitous (avoiding getting to the point)

   Synonym: circunloquial

3. (grammar) periphrastic (characterised by periphrasis)

Derived terms

• perifrasticamente

Related terms

• perífrase

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɾiˈfɾastiko/ [pe.ɾiˈfɾas.t̪i.ko]
• Rhymes: -astiko
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧frás‧ti‧co

Adjective

perifrástico (feminine perifrástica, masculine plural perifrásticos, feminine plural perifrásticas)

1. periphrastic

Derived terms

• perifrásticamente

 

Related terms

• perífrasis

 

Further reading

• “perifrástico”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014