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sesquipedalian style

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  • sesquipedality — noun using long words • Derivationally related forms: ↑sesquipedalian • Hypernyms: ↑expressive style, ↑style * * * ˌse(ˌ)skwipə̇ˈdaləd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: sesquipedal + ity …   Useful english dictionary

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  • grandiloquence — Synonyms and related words: affectation, aggrandizement, amplification, ballyhoo, big talk, blowing up, burlesque, caricature, command of language, dilatation, dilation, enhancement, enlargement, exaggerating, exaggeration, excess, exorbitance,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj …   English dictionary for students

  • Sesquipedality — Ses qui*pe*dal i*ty, n. 1. The quality or condition of being sesquipedal. Sterne. [1913 Webster] 2. The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by the use of long words; sesquipedalism. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polysyllabicism — noun The state or characteristic of having a polysyllabic or overly complex style. It will only facilitate the acquirement of a sesquipedalian diction, having the polysyllabicism without the precision of Johnson. See Also: polysyllable,… …   Wiktionary

  • Minced oaths in literature — It is common to find minced oaths in literature. Writers often include minced oaths instead of profanity in their writing so that they won t offend audiences or incur censorship. Contents 1 Novels 2 Comic books 3 Film 4 …   Wikipedia

  • orotund — adj 1.(all of the voice) strong, powerful, mighty; full, rich, mellifluous; deep, sonorous; resonant, resounding, reverberating, rolling, ringing; big, booming, thundering. 2.(all of a style of speaking) pompous, bombastic, fustian, grandiloquent …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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