Pleonastic

Quick meaning: Pleonastic is an adjective meaning (not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.

Meaning

(not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.

More Meanings

1. (grammar) Redundant.
2. (linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

Synonyms for pleonastic

Depending on context, synonyms include perissological, redundant, prolix, tautological, tautologic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tautological, tautologic, prolix, redundant, pleonasmic, pleustonic.

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