officialese
officialese · officialeses
The typical language of officials or official documentsThe typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language.
/ə.fɪ.ʃəˈliːz/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The typical language of officials or official documents; legalistic and pompous language.
More definitions
- the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
Forms
plural: officialeses| Singular | officialese |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedlegalese
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable