pleonastic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] repetition of same sense in different words | |
Synonyms: | tautologic tautological redundant | |
Examples: | "`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions" "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological" "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant |
|
Related terms: | prolix | |
Similar spelling: |
pleonaste pleonasm |