"malapropistic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} malapropistic (not comparable)
  1. exhibiting malapropism Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: catachrestic, catachrestical, malapropian, malapropic Derived forms: malapropistically
    Sense id: en-malapropistic-en-adj-trXJEkNs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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