Paraphrastic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paraphrastic \Par`a*phras"tic\, Paraphrastical
  \Par`a*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. paraphrastique.]
     Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or
     translating in words more clear and ample than those of the
     author; not literal; free. -- {Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  paraphrastic
       adj : altered by paraphrasing