Answer: litotes
AnswerCrossword Clue
LITOTESUnderstatement for effect
litotesunderstatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”
litotesunderstatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary.
litotesironical understatement
LITOTESFigure of speech that employs ironic understatement
LITOTESHamlet's not a bad play e.g.
LITOTES"Not too bad" for "very good"
LITOTESFigure of speech like "not unlike"
LITOTESFigure of speech like "no mean feat"
LITOTES... using ...: "Mary had no giant lamb - Its fleece was not unwhite"
LITOTESUnderstatement: Rhet.
LITOTESUnderstatement to increase effect.
LITOTES"A citizen of no mean city."
LITOTESUnderstatement: A figure of speech.
LITOTESRhetorical expression such as "not bad at all."
LITOTESRhetorical understatement.
LITOTESAffirmation by the negation of the opposite.
LITOTESRhetorical form.