euphuistical
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euphuistical — eu·phu·is·ti·cal … English syllables
euphuistical — adjective see euphuism … Useful english dictionary
euphuistic — [yo͞o΄fyo͞o is′tik] adj. of, having the nature of, or characterized by euphuism SYN. BOMBASTIC euphuistical adj. euphuistically adv. * * * See euphuist. * * * … Universalium
euphuism — euphuist, n. euphuistic, euphuistical, adj. euphuistically, adv. /yooh fyooh iz euhm/, n. 1. an affected style in imitation of that of Lyly, fashionable in England about the end of the 16th century, characterized chiefly by long series of… … Universalium
mouthy — adj loud mouthed, vociferous, vociferant, strepitous, strepitant, boisterous, clamorous, noisy; loud, loud voiced, big voiced, clarion voiced; ranting, bombastic, fustian, high sounding, high flown, lofty; inflated, pretentious, pompous, turgid,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
overblown — adj 1. overdone, excessive, extravagant, lavish, profuse, copious. See overdone(def. 2). 2. oversize, outsize, overlarge, overbig. 3. elaborate, overelaborate, overdetailed, overworked, overwrought; exaggerated, blown or blown up, blown up out of … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
euphuism — /ˈjufjuɪzəm/ (say yoohfyoohizuhm) noun 1. an affected style in imitation of that of John Lyly, 1554?–1606, author of Euphues, Anatomy of Wit (1579) and Euphues and his England (1580), fashionable in England about the end of the 16th century,… …
euphuistic — [yo͞o΄fyo͞o is′tik] adj. of, having the nature of, or characterized by euphuism SYN. BOMBASTIC euphuistical adj. euphuistically adv … English World dictionary
