In a manner that involves or is characteristic of catachresis; through strained, improper, or forced use of words.
Adverbial form of catachrestic or catachrestical, adding -ly to create an adverb describing how something is done in a catachrestic manner.
When you describe an idea as 'tasting good' or music as 'warm,' you're speaking catachrestically—mixing senses in ways that shouldn't work but create vivid, meaningful communication.
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