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Weasel word Moderate

Weasel word has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

2

A word that negates or removes the meaning of the word it qualifies.

Verb
1

To use weasel words.

See Also
weasel words weasel
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reservation
Rhyming Words
ord gord tord lord kord ford mord sord cord nord word bord fiord fjord soord dword chord noord exord oword
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