euphemistic

CEFRC2

/ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Using a polite word instead of a direct or harsh one.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or pertaining to euphemism.

Examples

  • Most languages have euphemistic expressions to describe death and dying.

  • "Going to the little girl's room" is an euphemistic expression for "going to the toilet."

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Taking these cues, I rewrote and rewrote the proposal couching my problem in the bland, euphemistic language that I was rapidly learning is the lingua franca of the corporate world.

Antonyms

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Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From euphemism + -tic.