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euphemistic

/ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
eu-phemistic
IPA
/ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to euphemism.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English euphemism Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English euphemistic From euphemism + -tic.

Inflected Forms

more euphemistic (comparative) most euphemistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

euphemistically uneuphemistic

Antonyms

uneuphemistic

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce euphemistic?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪk/.
What does euphemistic mean?
Of or pertaining to euphemism.
Where does euphemistic come from?
Etymology tree English euphemism Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós)bor. English -tic English euphemistic From euphemism + -tic.

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