"malapropic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more malapropic [comparative], most malapropic [superlative]
Etymology: malapropism + -ic Etymology templates: {{affix|en|malapropism|-ic}} malapropism + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} malapropic (comparative more malapropic, superlative most malapropic)
  1. Of or pertaining to malapropisms. Synonyms: catachrestic, catachrestical, malapropian, malapropistic
    Sense id: en-malapropic-en-adj-cWxSkeKG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic

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