prosiopetic

prosiopetic
adjective /ˌpɹɒsɪəʊˈpɛtɪk,ˌpɹɒsɪəˈpɛtɪk,ˌpɻɑsioʊˈpɛtɪ̶k/
Of the nature of prosiopesis; compare .

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  • prosiopesis — noun /ˌpɹɒsɪəʊˈpiːsɪs,ˌpɻɑsioʊˈpisɪ̶s/ a) <ref name= OED 1989 /><ref name= OED 2008/06 /> Ellipsis of the beginning of a grammatical construction,<ref name= OED 1989 /><ref name= OED 2008/06 /> common in informal speech… …   Wiktionary

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