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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Writing that makes frequent use of affected archaisms countable, uncountable

   "Critics have derided the works of Walter Scott as tushery."

2. 2
   writing of poor quality; characterized by affected choice of archaic words wordnet

Example

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"Critics have derided the works of Walter Scott as tushery."

Etymology

From tush + -ery.

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