These were men, the chronicler continued, who ‘spoke pleasantly’, in the smooth officialese that most of Henry's counsellors were accustomed to deploy […]
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Officialese
/ə.fɪ.ʃəˈliːz/
Synonyms for "officialese" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Noun(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
bureaucratic language
Strong matches (9)
Related words (16)
medical greekmedicalesenewspapereseofficial jargonpedagesepentagonesepolitical doubletalkpussyfootingshoptalksocietyesesociologesestagesetelegraphesevarietyesewall streetesewashingtonese
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More general
2 entriesexpressive stylestyle
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
But while using officialese might give your writing the outward appearance of being thorough and correct, that doesn't mean there's anything happening underneath. Officialese is a kind of defense mechanism. It's rooted in the fear of getting something wrong, or leaving something out, or looking stupid.
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