Euphemistic language uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words and expressions to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. a euphemistic way of saying that someone has been lying. + euphemistically euphemis·ti·cal·ly political prisons, called euphemistically `re-education camps'. euphemistic language uses polite words and expressions to avoid shocking or upsetting people
Pertaining to, or characterized by, the use of a pleasant sounding word or expression with agreeable connotations in place of a plainer, more accurate one, the meaning of which might be offensive, unpleasant or embarrassing