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Adjective: euphemistic  `yoo-fu'mi-stik
  1. Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one
    "'peepee' is a common euphemistic term"
    - inoffensive

See also: euphemism, euphemistically

Antonym: dysphemistic

Encyclopedia: Euphemistic

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