euphemistic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree English euphemism Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English euphemistic From euphemism + -tic.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to euphemism.
Taking these cues, I rewrote and rewrote the proposal couching my problem in the bland, euphemistic language that I was rapidly learning is the lingua franca of the corporate world.
1988, Robert Jackall, “Chapter 1: Moral Probations, Old and New”, in Moral Mazes: The World of Corporate Managers, Twentieth Anniversary edition, →ISBN, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more euphemistic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most euphemistic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
euphemistically · uneuphemistic
Translations (27)
da forskønnende (of euphemism) · ja 婉曲の (of euphemism) · ko 완곡(婉曲)하다 (of euphemism) · ca eufemístic (of euphemism) · ru эвфемисти́ческий (of euphemism) · tl pahimanin (of euphemism) · it eufemistico (of euphemism) · pl eufemistyczny (of euphemism) · de beschönigend (of euphemism) · cy mwytheiriol (of euphemism) · la euphemisticus (of euphemism) · pt eufemístico (of euphemism) · da eufemistisk (of euphemism) · de euphemistisch (of euphemism) · fi kaunisteleva (of euphemism) · gl eufemístico (of euphemism) · cy llednais (of euphemism) · ast eufemísticu (of euphemism) · cmn 婉言 (of euphemism) · fi eufemistinen (of euphemism) · cs eufemistický (of euphemism) · fr euphémique (of euphemism) · hu eufemisztikus (of euphemism) · es eufemístico (of euphemism) · ja 遠回しの (of euphemism) · cmn 委婉的 (of euphemism) · de verhüllend (of euphemism)