Skip to content

periphrastic

/ˌpɛrəˈfræstɪk/

វាងវៃវៀច

  1. adjective វាងវៃវៀច, ដែលប្រើពាក្យច្រើនលើសលប់
    expressed in more words than are necessary; roundabout
    ដែលនិយាយវាងវៃវៀច ប្រើពាក្យច្រើនហួសពីការចាំបាច់
    His periphrastic answer annoyed the interviewer.
    ចម្លើយវាងវៃវៀចរបស់គាត់បានធ្វើឱ្យអ្នកសម្ភាសន៍ធុញទ្រាន់។

Synonyms: roundabout, circumlocutory, verbose, indirect, wordy

Antonyms: concise, direct, terse

Look up another word in the English–Khmer Dictionary

More words

offtake oleoresin orchiectomy ordonnance overhung overleaf overreliance paty pemphigus penetrable penetrant peremptorily perivascular perspicacious petechiae petulantly phanerozoic philatelist photocell pictograph piker pillowy polycentric polygram

Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.