euphemistically
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7.8
- adverb
- /ˌjuːfəmˈɪstɪkli/
:
eufemísticamente
- The British, US, and Japanese governments have all been engaging in what they euphemistically termed "quantitative easing."
- euphemistically called
- euphemistically refer
- euphemistically known
There is a spot in central London that is euphemistically referred to as Tyburn Tree.
- There is a spot in central London that is euphemistically referred to as Tyburn Tree.
- When you've got a child that has lost speech, euphemistically one says pre speech but actually it means no speech.
- In the beginning, you know, I, I, I, I euphemistically say you bite the stick and hang on and whatever comes to shake you off, you just clamp down.
Examples
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Prison and punishment are dirty words in American "corrections," as the field is euphemistically known.
Academic text (1997) -
During the meeting, the manager euphemistically mentioned the layoffs as a 'streamlining initiative.'
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As a result, I am what is euphemistically referred to as a poor person.
Academic text (2012) -
And this was what was euphemistically called Mount Harvard.
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There is a spot in central London that is euphemistically referred to as Tyburn Tree.
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Surely many people believed her to be what was euphemistically called a fellow traveler.
Fiction book (1999) -
Since 1968, 85 percent of legal immigrants have come from what is euphemistically called "developing countries."
Blog text (8) -
Yet back home, what is euphemistically known as the "process of change" is deeply entangled with big oil and gas.
Academic text (2012) -
We're over the bridge now on 93, which is euphemistically called a freeway.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Internet's abuzz with what's been euphemistically described as "extreme criticism" over Stacey's political endorsement.
Blog text (20)
Synonyms
78
4.2
In a way that does not say something clearly, often by a hint or through someone else
Antonyms
How Mild
Surface Forms
Morphology
euphemistically = euphemistic (transparent) = euphemism + istic + ally
The adverb is a regular adverbial form of the adjective 'euphemistic' and directly means 'in a euphemistic manner'.
Etymology
Euphemistically comes from Greek parts eu- meaning 'good', as in the word euphoria, and pheme meaning 'speech'. So to speak euphemistically is to use 'good' or gentle words instead of harsh ones.