Litotes


The meaning of the word Litotes is: is a literary term for a figure of speech that uses negative terms to express a positive statement


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The Japanese woman used litotes to phrase her true thoughts in a nice way.

published by Evie on 2021-05-29 08:17:47


Using litotes, the woman said, “the weather isn’t very nice today” during the tornado.

published by Jarrett on 2021-11-17 23:14:55


“Well, it’s not a Picasso,” Eric said while phrasing a litotes to describe the horrible painting.

published by Terrell on 2021-08-02 02:24:50


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