paraphrastic

American  

[par-uh-fras-tik] / ˌpær əˈfræs tɪk /

adjective

1. having the nature of a paraphrase.

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Other Word Forms

• paraphrastically adverb

Etymology

Origin of paraphrastic

1615–25; < Medieval Latin paraphrasticus < Greek paraphrastikós. See paraphrast, -ic

Example Sentences

But there is another danger in this paraphrastic method.

From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Tinker, Chauncey Brewster

His version, printed at Paris 1685, is somewhat better in point of style than those of Marolles, but is not more faithful to the original, being extremely paraphrastic.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

To this opinion we shall the rather incline, if we attend to another paraphrastic interpretation.

From The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets by Lord, Eleazar

The remaining versions are paraphrastic and less accurate, and are guilty of additions and omissions.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various

It is accomplished by a persevering exercise of the principle which has been illustrated above, and which is exemplified in the paraphrastic exercise.

From A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education by Gall, James