pleonastic
Example Sentences
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The title’s pleonastic fourth word is the giveaway.
From New York Times • May 11, 2022
While Humphrey reeled garrulously from one position to another, Nixon glided over issues with skillfully pleonastic evasions, often taking no stand at all.
From Time Magazine Archive
The double negative, allowed in Greek and Anglo-Saxon, but not admissible in English, is pleonastic.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
The king he is just, dealt with as a single sentence, is undoubtedly pleonastic.
From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
Such modern forms made with one pleonastic suffix are called “strong forms,” while those made without it are called “weak forms.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
