pregnant construction
Noun
Meaning
pregnant construction (plural pregnant constructions)
(rhetoric, archaic) An utterance in which more is implied than is said, such as "the beasts trembled forth from their dens" (i.e. trembling with fright).
Noun
pregnant construction (plural pregnant constructions)
(rhetoric, archaic) An utterance in which more is implied than is said, such as "the beasts trembled forth from their dens" (i.e. trembling with fright).