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Alt. of Periphrastical

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  1. a. Alt. of Periphrastical
  2. adj. roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
  3. Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory. Periphrastic conjugation (Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
  4. s roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; (`ambagious' is archaic)