"catachrestical" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more catachrestical [comparative], most catachrestical [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} catachrestical (comparative more catachrestical, superlative most catachrestical)
  1. catachrestic Synonyms: catachrestic, malapropian, malapropic, malapropistic
    Sense id: en-catachrestical-en-adj-BrUyh3-a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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