Meanings
adjectivemalapropic (comparative more malapropic, superlative most malapropic)
comparative more malapropic · superlative most malapropic
- Of or pertaining to malapropisms.
Synonyms: catachrestic, catachrestical, malapropian, malapropistic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or pertaining to malapropisms.
Origin
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malapropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malapropic
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“malapropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malapropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malapropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malapropic.
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