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Definition of Jargonistic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jargonistic
Literary usage of Jargonistic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"The American criticism presumably derives from Gowers (by way of Fowler 1965),
but the jargonistic strike situation usage is generally not mentioned by the ..."
2. Mathematical Philosophy: A Study of Fate and Freedom; Lectures for Educated by Cassius Jackson Keyser (1922)
"... ing of specialists like themselves, in terms, that is, that are highly technical
and jargonistic. In the course of a good many years of university ..."
3. Technical Writing by Thomas Arthur Rickard (1920)
"'Standpoint' is a jargonistic decoration. (58) "The portion of the range that is
of interest from an economic standpoint extends due east and west about six ..."
4. Sturm's Reflections on the Works of God, and His Providence Throughout All by Christoph Christian Sturm (1832)
"Leaving, then, to the superstitious a science so inimical to our repose, and so
humiliating to the human mind ; a jargonistic cant, disgracing the name of ..."
5. The Richmond and Louisville Medical Journal (1874)
"Endless volumes, filled with "thrice refined pabulum of transcendental moonshine"
written in an incomprehensible language, and jargonistic discussions ..."
6. Charis: Essays in Honor of Sara A. Immerwahr by Sara Anderson Immerwahr, Anne Proctor Chapin (2004)
"... to use less jargonistic terminology) in a number of ways, depending on the
social background or context of the individual engaged in decoding. ..."
7. Sturm's Reflections on the Works of God: And His Providence Throughout All by Christoph Christian Sturm (1838)
"Leaving, then, to the superstitious a science BO inimical to our repose, and so
humiliating to the human mind; a jargonistic cant, disgracing the name of ..."
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