{ Per′i‐phras″tic (?), Per′i‐phras″tic‐al (?), } a. [Gr. �: cf. F. périphrastique.] Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary; characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.
Periphrastic conjugation(Gram.), a conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.