euphemistic
- a word derived from euphemism.
Example Sentences
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Even former president Tsai was careful to refer to China in euphemistic terms like “the other side of the strait” or “the Beijing authorities”.
From BBC • May 23, 2024
Dressed up in an inexhaustible supply of euphemistic rhetoric and double-talk, such immoral policies are stunning to see in real time.
From Salon • Nov. 7, 2023
Mr. Trump also described in his interviews with Mr. Woodward how he would taunt the North Korean leader with a euphemistic warning about their respective nuclear arsenals.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2022
At the time, the phrase “going to Sioux Falls” was euphemistic for getting a divorce.
From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022
I couldn’t shake the feeling that we were both thinking of all the different meanings behind that euphemistic phrase.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
