paraphrastic

[ par-uh-fras-tik ]

/ ˌpær əˈfræs tɪk /

having the nature of a paraphrase.

Origin of paraphrastic

1615–25; < Medieval Latin paraphrasticus < Greek paraphrastikós. See paraphrast, -ic

par·a·phras·ti·cal·ly, adverb

It is elegant and faithful, but somewhat formal and paraphrastic.

The Genius of Scotland |Robert Turnbull
Warburton, to evade Voltaire's criticism, put a strained and paraphrastic interpretation upon Pope's lines.

The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10) |Alexander Pope
Grundtvigs translation4 had been so paraphrastic as often to obscure the sense, and always the spirit, of the original.

The Translations of Beowulf |Chauncey Brewster Tinker
This mental capacity is most likely to be acquired by the regular and persevering use of the paraphrastic exercise.

A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education |James Gall

I quote a result which Mr. Edmund Clarence Stedman said was too paraphrastic.

Confessions of a Book-Lover |Maurice Francis Egan