Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Miles Coverdale (1488–1569), Bible translator and bishop of Exeter. From post-classical Latin paraphrasticusparaphrastic + -al.
Definition of paraphrastical in US English:
paraphrastical
adjectiveˌparəˈfrastɪkl
rare
Paraphrastic.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Miles Coverdale (1488–1569), Bible translator and bishop of Exeter. From post-classical Latin paraphrasticus paraphrastic + -al.