Phrasemongery
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Elaborate or bombastic speech or writing. uncountable
"He may sometimes exaggerate the truth for the sake of the expression, sometimes perhaps sacrifice it; but he never degenerates into mere phrasemongery."
Example
More examples"He may sometimes exaggerate the truth for the sake of the expression, sometimes perhaps sacrifice it; but he never degenerates into mere phrasemongery."
Etymology
From phrasemonger + -y.
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