catachrestic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

catachrestic
    adj 1: constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
           [syn: {catachrestic}, {catachrestical}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Catachrestic \Cat`a*chres"tic\, Catachrestical
\Cat`a*chres"tic*al\, a.
   Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis;
   constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis;
   wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.
   [1913 Webster] -- {Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly}, adv.
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         [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.
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