| 单词 | barnumese |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBarnumese Barnumese n. [see -ese suffix] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > inflated or bombastic style inflation1603 windinessa1613 ranting1633 tumoura1639 turgency1654 tympany1680 swell1744 turgidity1756 turgidness1757 tumidity1791 ráiméis1828 mouthiness1830 spread-eagleism1858 inflatedness1867 ampullosity1869 telegraphese1870 mouthing1876 Barnumese1889 intumescence1893 1889 J. S. Farmer Americanisms 40/1 We get words like barnumese and telegraphese, to signify exaggeration of style. 1890 W. J. Gordon Foundry 189 A florid prospectus in the best Barnumese. < as lemmas |
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