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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

malapropian en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. malapropic
    • In the first place, with malapropian ineptness he confused "scrupulous" with its opposite, "unscrupulous." 1934, The English Journal, volume 23, page 571:

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most malapropian Degree=Sup lexicographic
more malapropian Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

catachrestic · malapropistic · catachrestical · malapropic