pleonastic
[ plee-uh-nas-tik ]
/ ˌpli əˈnæs tɪk /
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adjective
relating to or having the characteristics of pleonasm; needlessly wordy or redundant: pleonastic expressions such as “I heard it with my own ears.”
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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OTHER WORDS FROM pleonastic
ple·o·nas·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby pleonastic
pleomorphic, pleomorphic lipoma, pleomorphism, pleon, pleonasm, pleonastic, pleonosteosis, pleopod, pleoptics, plerion, plerocercoid
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