pleonastic

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The title’s pleonastic fourth word is the giveaway.

From New York Times • May 11, 2022

While Humphrey reeled garrulously from one position to another, Nixon glided over issues with skillfully pleonastic evasions, often taking no stand at all.

From Time Magazine Archive

The same idea is represented by the pleonastic Eng. messmate, the second part of which, mate, is related to meat.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

With these may be mentioned the French name Fosse, whence the apparently pleonastic Fosdyke and the name of Verdant Green's friend, Mr. Four-in-hand Fosbrooke.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

My banks, they are furnished,—the most straitest sect,—these are pleonastic expressions.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)