lexiphanic
lexiphanic · more lexiphanic · most lexiphanic
Using bombastic or pretentious wording or languageUsing bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
Meaning
1 sensesUsing bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
Origin
From Lexiphan(es) + -ic, after a character in the works of Lucian. Coined by the ScottishFrom Lexiphan(es) + -ic, after a character in the works of Lucian. Coined by the Scottish satirist Archibald Campbell as Lexiphanick, Lexiphanic in 1767.
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Forms
more lexiphanic, most lexiphanic| Comparative | more lexiphanic Lesson |
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| Superlative | most lexiphanic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedlexiphane
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.