0 using a word or phrase in order to avoid saying a more unpleasant or offensive word: --
We are masters of euphemistic language and can provide a sugar-coating to the most unpalatable of topics.
Cosmetic surgery comes with its own new, euphemistic vocabulary: you aren't being operated on, you are "getting something done".."
The hospital should have the courage of its convictions and not try to hide behind euphemistic statements.
It was impossible to be euphemistic about the basic facts of nature when one lived on a stud farm.
phrases are fine-tuned to be euphemistic yet seemingly precise