lexiphanic
lexiphanic · lexiphanics
One who uses bombastic or pretentious wording or languageOne who uses bombastic or pretentious wording or language.
Meaning
1 senses(rare)One who uses 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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