the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the author; not literal; free.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Having the character of a paraphrase; free, clear, and ample in explanation; explaining or translating in words more clear and ample than those of the original.
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adj. altered by paraphrasing
Word Usage
"On our own part, we beg to add, that we understand the style of the translator is more paraphrastic than can be approved by those who are acquainted with the singularly curious original."