a. (lĕks`ĭ*făn"ĭk)
[Gr. lexifa`nis a phrase monger; le`xis speech + fai`nein to show.]
Using, or interlarded with, pretentious words; bombastic; as, a lexiphanic writer or speaker; lexiphanic writing.
lexiphanic
| Dictionary: Lex·i·phan·ic |
a. (lĕks`ĭ*făn"ĭk)
| Obscure Words: lexiphanic |
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