euphuistic
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Euphuistic — Eu phu*is tic, a. Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
euphuistic — [yo͞o΄fyo͞o is′tik] adj. of, having the nature of, or characterized by euphuism SYN. BOMBASTIC euphuistical adj. euphuistically adv. * * * See euphuist. * * * … Universalium
euphuistic — index turgid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
euphuistic — flowery, aureate, grandiloquent, *rhetorical, magniloquent, bombastic … New Dictionary of Synonyms
euphuistic — [yo͞o΄fyo͞o is′tik] adj. of, having the nature of, or characterized by euphuism SYN. BOMBASTIC euphuistical adj. euphuistically adv … English World dictionary
euphuistic — adjective see euphuism … New Collegiate Dictionary
euphuistic — eu·phu·is·tic … English syllables
euphuistic — adjective see euphuism … Useful english dictionary
rhetorical — rhetorical, grandiloquent, magniloquent, aureate, flowery, euphuistic, bombastic are comparable when they mean emphasizing style often at the expense of thought. Rhetorical describes a style, discourse, passage, phrase, or word which, however… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bombastic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pompous, declamatory, grandiloquent, orotund, lofty, inflated, grandiose, rhetorical, high sounding, high flown, fustian, flowery, florid, pretentious, ostentatious, overwrought, overblown, magniloquent, euphuistic,… … English dictionary for students
