euphuism
Example Sentences
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"We're losing the war," he insists, adding with a flourish of Romneyesque euphuism: "The Viet Nam tail is wagging our global dog."
From Time Magazine Archive
Above all, none of the grandiosity and architectural euphuism of the American "signature" museum.
From Time Magazine Archive
The novel of Sidney, though its loose and meandering style marked a reaction against euphuism, carried on the Lylian tradition in its appeal to ladies.
From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover
I make a special mention of this point, as we shall find it has a certain connexion with the subject of the origins of euphuism.
From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover
The cry of art for art's sake is raised, and the result is extravagance, euphuism.
From John Lyly by Wilson, John Dover
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
