Periphrasis


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Periphrasis is a noun that means the use of more words than necessary.

The Greek word phrazein (FRAH zeen) provides the origin of our word of the day. It means to point out. This evolved into a word that refers to excessive explanation.

Craig doesn’t like employees who engage in periphrasis. An overly long explanation is simply excessive.