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litotes - n., a figure of speech in which an understatment is made by negating the contrary.
As in "this is no small problem" or "I'm not unhappy with the result." From Greek litotes, from litos, plain. Stress usually on the long first syllable, btw. I don't underuse litotes.
---L.
As in "this is no small problem" or "I'm not unhappy with the result." From Greek litotes, from litos, plain. Stress usually on the long first syllable, btw. I don't underuse litotes.
---L.
