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for euphemistic
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Euphemistic \Eu`phe*mis"tic\, Euphemistical \Eu`phe*mis"tic*al\,
a.
Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in
expression. -- Eu`phe*mis"tic*al*ly, adv.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
euphemistic
adj 1: substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful
one; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn:
euphemistic, inoffensive] [ant: dysphemistic,
offensive]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "euphemistic":
elegant, euphuistic, exquisite, formalistic, goody good-good,
goody-goody, mincing, namby-pamby, overnice, overprecise,
overrefined, pedantic, precieuse, precious, precisian,
precisianistic, precisionistic, puristic, simpering
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