- 1. a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched. Source: opted
- 2. adj. constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis Source: wordnet
- 3. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fatched. -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv. [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. Jer. Taylor. Source: webster
- 4. a. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched. Source: ecdict
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