paraphrastic
[ par-uh-fras-tik ]
adjective
having the nature of a paraphrase.
Origin of paraphrastic
1Other words from paraphrastic
- par·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use paraphrastic in a sentence
I have translated this passage paraphrastically, and loosely; and leave it for those to look on, who are not unlike the picture.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenOr as the learned Master T. Hood doth paraphrastically translate it.
The Way To Geometry | Peter Ramus
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