euphuistic

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English

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Etymology

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From euphu(ism) +‎ -istic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌjuːfjuˈɪstɪk/

Adjective

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euphuistic

  1. Of or pertaining to euphuism.
    • 1961, Harold Nicolson, “Sensibility”, in The Age Of Reason (non-fiction), Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →LCCN, page 401:
      James Harvey, a prominent Methodist, published his Meditation among Tombs in 1745. It contained many a euphuistic sentence as morbid as the following: “Instead of sumptuous tables and delicious treats, the poor voluptuary is himself a feast for fattened insects; the reptile riots in his flesh.”
    • 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 13, in The Secret of Our Success [] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
      In English, curiously, the euphuistic use of “behind” (as in “Get off your behind”) to mean “buttocks” is turning this preposition into a body-part noun (which is rare).

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