periphrastic

It is an indirect or roundabout way of writing about something

I'm not even going to pause to point and laugh at the absurd periphrastic present in the last line of the first verse.

The distinction between inflected and periphrastic forms is usually illustrated across distinct languages.

by Emotionalfreak June 20, 2022

periphrasis

the use of indirect speech or writing and using many words when fewer would do

Are negotiations being slowed by the ambassador's tendency towards periphrasis?

by Undyingsword646 June 11, 2024