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Catachrestically

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Catachrestic \Cat`a*chres"tic\, Catachrestical
\Cat`a*chres"tic*al\, a.
   Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested
   from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched. --
   {Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly}, adv.

         [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
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