periphrastic; verbose (using more words than necessary) · periphrastic; roundabout; circuitous (avoiding getting to the point) · periphrastic (characterised by periphrasis)
köken: Borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós).
Internationalism (see English periphrastic), ultimately from Ancient Greek περιφραστικός (periphrastikós) and adapted with the adjectival suffix + -inen.