paraphrastic

[ par-uh-fras-tik ]

/ ˌpær əˈfræs tɪk /

adjective

having the nature of a paraphrase.

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Origin of paraphrastic

1615–25; < Medieval Latin paraphrasticus < Greek paraphrastikós. See paraphrast, -ic

Related formspar·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for paraphrastic

It is elegant and faithful, but somewhat formal and paraphrastic.
The Genius of Scotland|Robert Turnbull
Warburton, to evade Voltaire's criticism, put a strained and paraphrastic interpretation upon Pope's lines.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)|Alexander Pope
Grundtvigs translation4 had been so paraphrastic as often to obscure the sense, and always the spirit, of the original.
The Translations of Beowulf|Chauncey Brewster Tinker
This mental capacity is most likely to be acquired by the regular and persevering use of the paraphrastic exercise.
A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education|James Gall

I quote a result which Mr. Edmund Clarence Stedman said was too paraphrastic.
Confessions of a Book-Lover|Maurice Francis Egan

Word Origin and History for paraphrastic

paraphrastic

adj.

from Medieval Latin paraphrasticus, from Greek paraphrastikos, from paraphrastes "one who paraphrases," from paraphrazein (see paraphrase (n.)). Related: Paraphrastical (1540s).