pleonastic
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/ˌpliː.əˈnæs.tɪk/
Definition of pleonastic
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
- (not-comparable)Of, or relating to pleonasm.
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adj
- (not-comparable)Of, or relating to pleonasm.
- Redundant.
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Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
“Before undertaking to show the connection which this papyrus seems to establish between an apparently historical king of the IId dynasty and the hero of a romance of the XIXth (an interval of two or three thousand years), I will give an English version of Dr. Brugsch's German translation, condensing somewhat its more pleonastic passages, but preserving its genuine Egyptian features.”
“To sum up, it may be said that the prediction of loss is borne out by the facts in Latvian and its dialects: the highly marked pleonastic morphology is no longer part of the system.[…]However, within the Lithuanian dialect cluster, pleonastic morphology is still a long way from collapsing altogether.”
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Etymology
From pleonasm + -astic.
Words you can make from pleonastic
200+ playable · top: NEOPLASTIC (14 pts)
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6 words8-letter words
47 words- CANOPIES 12 pts
- CAPELINS 12 pts
- CAPITOLS 12 pts
- CAPONISE 12 pts
- CAPSTONE 12 pts
- CAPTIONS 12 pts
- COALPITS 12 pts
- CONEPATL 12 pts
- ECTOPIAS 12 pts
- LEPTONIC 12 pts
- OPENCAST 12 pts
- PACTIONS 12 pts
- PANICLES 12 pts
- PELICANS 12 pts
- PINOCLES 12 pts
- PLATONIC 12 pts
- POETICAL 12 pts
- POLECATS 12 pts
- SALPICON 12 pts
- SEPTICAL 12 pts
- TIECLASP 12 pts
- TOECLIPS 12 pts
- TOPICALS 12 pts
- ACONITES 10 pts
- ALNICOES 10 pts
- ALTCOINS 10 pts
- ANTIPOLE 10 pts
- CANISTEL 10 pts
- CANOEIST 10 pts
- COALIEST 10 pts
- LACTONES 10 pts
- LECTIONS 10 pts
- OPALINES 10 pts
- PANELIST 10 pts
- PANTILES 10 pts
- PLAINEST 10 pts
- POLENTAS 10 pts
- POTLINES 10 pts
- SAPONITE 10 pts
- SOCIETAL 10 pts
- SONICATE 10 pts
- SPOLIATE 10 pts
- TELSONIC 10 pts
- TOPLINES 10 pts
- ELATIONS 8 pts
- INSOLATE 8 pts
- TOENAILS 8 pts
7-letter words
146 words- APNOEIC 11 pts
- ASEPTIC 11 pts
- CAPELIN 11 pts
- CAPITOL 11 pts
- CAPLETS 11 pts
- CAPLINS 11 pts
- CAPOTES 11 pts
- CAPTION 11 pts
- CATNIPS 11 pts
- COALPIT 11 pts
- ECTOPIA 11 pts
- ENCLASP 11 pts
- ENTOPIC 11 pts
- ESCALOP 11 pts
- INCEPTS 11 pts
- INCLASP 11 pts
- INSCAPE 11 pts
- INSPECT 11 pts
- NEPOTIC 11 pts
- NOPLACE 11 pts
- OPTICAL 11 pts
- PACIEST 11 pts
- PACTION 11 pts
- PAEONIC 11 pts
- PANICLE 11 pts
- PATONCE 11 pts
- PECTINS 11 pts
- PELICAN 11 pts
- PENCILS 11 pts
- PICANTE 11 pts
- PINOCLE 11 pts
- PLACETS 11 pts
- PLAICES 11 pts
- PLASTIC 11 pts
- PLEONIC 11 pts
- PLICATE 11 pts
- POETICS 11 pts
- POLECAT 11 pts
- POLICES 11 pts
- PSOATIC 11 pts
- SPANCEL 11 pts
- SPECIAL 11 pts
- SPICATE 11 pts
- SPLENIC 11 pts
- TOECAPS 11 pts
- TOECLIP 11 pts
- TOPICAL 11 pts
- ACETINS 9 pts
- ACINOSE 9 pts
- ACONITE 9 pts
- ACTIONS 9 pts
- ALNICOS 9 pts
- ALOETIC 9 pts
- ALPINES 9 pts
- ALTCOIN 9 pts
- APLITES 9 pts
- APOSTIL 9 pts
- APOSTLE 9 pts
- ATONICS 9 pts
- ATOPIES 9 pts
- CANTLES 9 pts
- CATIONS 9 pts
- CATLINS 9 pts
- CELOSIA 9 pts
- CENTALS 9 pts
- CINEAST 9 pts
- CINEOLS 9 pts
- CITOLAS 9 pts
- CITOLES 9 pts
- CLIENTS 9 pts
- COLTANS 9 pts
- ELASTIC 9 pts
- EPINAOS 9 pts
- EPSILON 9 pts
- ESPANOL 9 pts
- INCLOSE 9 pts
- INLACES 9 pts
- LACIEST 9 pts
- LACTONE 9 pts
- LACTOSE 9 pts
- LANCETS 9 pts
- LATICES 9 pts
- LECTINS 9 pts
- LECTION 9 pts
- LEPTINS 9 pts
- LEPTONS 9 pts
- LOCATES 9 pts
- NOPALES 9 pts
- NOTICES 9 pts
- OCTANES 9 pts
- OILCANS 9 pts
- OPALINE 9 pts
- OPIATES 9 pts
- PALIEST 9 pts
- PANTIES 9 pts
- PANTILE 9 pts
- PATINES 9 pts
- PELOTAS 9 pts
- PINEALS 9 pts
- PINOLES 9 pts
- PINTLES 9 pts
- PINTOES 9 pts
- PIOLETS 9 pts
- PISTOLE 9 pts
- PLAINTS 9 pts
- PLANETS 9 pts
- PLATENS 9 pts
- PLATIES 9 pts
- PLENIST 9 pts
- POINTES 9 pts
- POLENTA 9 pts
- PONTILS 9 pts
- POTLINE 9 pts
- SANICLE 9 pts
- SAPIENT 9 pts
- SCALENI 9 pts
- SECONAL 9 pts
- SECTION 9 pts
- SENOPIA 9 pts
- SPANIEL 9 pts
- SPINATE 9 pts
- SPLENIA 9 pts
- STENCIL 9 pts
- STOICAL 9 pts
- TALCOSE 9 pts
- TALIPES 9 pts
- TEOPANS 9 pts
- TINCALS 9 pts
- ANISOLE 7 pts
- ATONIES 7 pts
- ELASTIN 7 pts
- ELATION 7 pts
- ENTAILS 7 pts
- ENTOILS 7 pts
- ETALONS 7 pts
- ISOLATE 7 pts
- LATINOS 7 pts
- NAILSET 7 pts
- ONLIEST 7 pts
- SALIENT 7 pts
- SALTINE 7 pts
- SLAINTE 7 pts
- TALIONS 7 pts
- TENAILS 7 pts
- TOENAIL 7 pts
- TOLANES 7 pts
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