- antiphrastically
- an·ti·phras·ti·cal·ly
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antiphrastically
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Antiphrastically — Antiphrastic An ti*phras tic, Antiphrastical An ti*phras tic*al, a. [Gr. ?.] Pertaining to antiphrasis. {An ti*phras tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
antiphrastically — adverb see antiphrasis … Useful english dictionary
antiphrasis — antiphrastic /an ti fras tik/, antiphrastical, adj. antiphrastically, adv. /an tif reuh sis/, n. Rhet. the use of a word in a sense opposite to its proper meaning. [1525 35; < L < Gk, deriv. of antiphrázein to speak the opposite (anti ANTI +… … Universalium
antiphrasis — /ænˈtɪfrəsəs/ (say an tifruhsuhs) noun the use of words in a sense opposite to the proper meaning; irony. {Latin, from Greek} –antiphrastic /æntiˈfræstɪk/ (say antee frastik), adjective –antiphrastically, adverb …
