Category:Paraphrastic

Par`a*phras"tic, par`a*phras"tic*al, a. Etym: [gr.paraphrastique.]

Defn: paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or Translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; Not literal; free. -- par`a*phras"tic*al*ly, adv.