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Definition of Euphuist
1. n. One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
Definition of Euphuist
1. Noun. One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of (w Elizabeth I), whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction. ¹
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Definition of Euphuist
1. one given to euphuism [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Euphuist
Literary usage of Euphuist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1845)
"Nash, from general consent, was probably one; John Lilly, the euphuist, another,
upon the authority of Oldys, who allots to him 'Pappe with a Hatchet? but ..."
2. John Lyly and Euphuism by Clarence Griffin Child (1894)
"The euphuist not ' only imitated his use of these devices, ... Had alliteration
ever been used before as the euphuist used it — or in a way that would lead ..."
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