euphemistically
adverb/ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪkli/
/ˌjuːfəˈmɪstɪkli/
- in a way that makes something embarrassing or unpleasant seem more acceptable than it really is
- The prison camps were euphemistically called ‘retraining centres’.
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