Paraphrastic \Par`a*phras"tic\, Paraphrastical \Par`a*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. paraphrastique.] Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free. -- {Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]