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All euphuistic synonyms

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adjective euphuistic

  • mincing β€” (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
  • overambitious β€” having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
  • put-on β€” an act or instance of putting someone on.
  • specious β€” apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
  • splashy β€” making a splash or splashes.
  • swank β€” dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
  • too-too β€” excessively and tastelessly affected: The movie was simply too-too.
  • utopian β€” of, relating to, or resembling Utopia, an idealized imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).
  • vainglorious β€” filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
  • vocal β€” of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
  • articulate β€” If you describe someone as articulate, you mean that they are able to express their thoughts and ideas easily and well.
  • eloquent β€” Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
  • fluent β€” spoken or written with ease: fluent French.
  • glib β€” readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so: a glib talker; glib answers.
  • grand β€” impressive in size, appearance, or general effect: grand mountain scenery.
  • hyperbolic β€” having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
  • mouthy β€” garrulous, often in a bombastic manner.
  • silver-tongued β€” persuasive; eloquent: a silver-tongued orator.
  • voluble β€” characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.
  • artificial β€” Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
  • formal β€” being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
  • laboured β€” productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
  • labored β€” of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
  • angular β€” Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
  • constrained β€” embarrassed, unnatural, or forced
  • decorous β€” Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
  • egotistic β€” Egotistical.
  • forced β€” strained, unnatural, or affected: a forced smile.
  • genteel β€” belonging or suited to polite society.
  • pedantic β€” ostentatious in one's learning.
  • prim β€” formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
  • stiff β€” rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
  • unnatural β€” contrary to the laws or course of nature.
  • wooden β€” consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
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