Definition of periphrastic

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  • periphrastic is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 21
  • periphrastic is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 21
  • periphrastic is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 23

Definition of periphrastic

  • roundabout and unnecessarily wordy (adjective)

    Examples

    1. A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion,/ Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings.

    Synonyms

    1. ambagious
    2. circumlocutious
    3. circumlocutory

See definition of periphrastic in Merriam Webster