| ADJECTIVE | all | euphemistic | substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one |
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| Sounds | yuw.fahmih'stihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one. | |
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| Example | "'peepee' is a common euphemistic term" | |
| Opposite | dysphemistic | Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one |
| Spanish | eufemístico, inocuo, inofensivo | |
| Catalan | eufemístic | |
| Nouns | euphemism | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh |
| Adverbs | euphemistically | in a euphemistic manner |
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