Periphrastical

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

  Periphrastic \Per`i*phras"tic\, Periphrastical
  \Per`i*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p['e]riphrastique.]
     Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary;
     characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.
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     {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.), a conjugation formed by
        the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
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