catachrestic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis
    catachrestical.

WordNet

Cat`a*chres"tic, Cat"a*chres"tic*al adjective (Also<
  • Catachrestic
  • Catachrestical
)
Definitions
  1. Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis; wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fatched. -- Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly, adv.
    [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1913