Associations to the word «Johnsonese»
Verb
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Wiktionary
JOHNSONESE, proper noun. The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.