euphemistic
pronunciation
How to pronounce euphemistic in British English:
UK [ˌju:fə'mɪstɪk]
How to pronounce euphemistic in American English:
US [ˌjufə'mɪstɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology
Word Origin
- euphemistic (adj.)
- 1830; see euphemism + -istic. Related: Euphemistically (1833).
Example
- 1. Now , you can argue that that 's a euphemistic way of presenting the call-drop statistic .
- 2. " Low transparency " is a euphemistic description of the difficulties in markets that have recently opened up to foreign capital .
- 3. Some would say calling jobs an artist is just a euphemistic way of calling him a control freak .
- 4. Despite its euphemistic name , the organisation differed from earlier purity campaigners in its belief that the taboo on public discussion of sex must be ended .
- 5. Coy and euphemistic by today 's standards , victorian marriage manuals were the first widely available books to try to unlock the secrets of the body 's sex drive .