Word Meanings - EUPHUISTIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of EUPHUISTIC)

• Factitious
• Artificial
• affected
• euphuistic
• conventional
• cramped
• finical
• ascititious
• spurious
• Finical
• Affected
• over nice
• dandyish
• dallying
• foppish
• spruce
• factitious
• Mincing
• Slow
• pedantic
• syllabical

Related words: (words related to EUPHUISTIC)

• CRAMP
  A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp iron. (more info) Dan. krampe, G. krampf , Icel. krappr strait, 1. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shakle; a hindrance.
• CONVENTIONALLY
  In a conventional manner.
• ASCITITIOUS
  Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed. Homer has been reckoned an ascititious name. Pope.
• AFFECTATIONIST
  One who exhibits affectation. Fitzed. Hall.
• CONVENTIONAL
  1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights' service. Sir M. Hale. 2. Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by
• CONVENTIONALISM
  The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t. (more info) 1. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage.
• AFFECTION
  Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary affection. Dunglison. 7. The lively representation of any emotion. Wotton. 8. Affectation. "Spruce affection." Shak. 9. Passion; violent emotion. Most wretched man, That to affections
• DALLY
  trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol 1. To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to tarry; to trifle. We have trifled too long already;
• AFFECTIBILITY
  The quality or state of being affectible.
• AFFECTIVELY
  In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.
• AFFECTIONED
  1. Disposed. Be kindly affectioned one to another. Rom. xii. 10. 2. Affected; conceited. Shak.
• AFFECTER
  One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after. "Affecters of wit." Abp. Secker.
• AFFECTIVE
  1. Tending to affect; affecting. Burnet. 2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional. Rogers.
• AFFECTIONATED
  Disposed; inclined. Affectionated to the people. Holinshed.
• AFFECTIONATE
  1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an affectionate brother. 2. Kindly inclined; zealous. Johson. Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can never be too affectionate. Sprat. 3. Proceeding from affection; indicating
• CONVENTIONALITY
  The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life.
• ARTIFICIALITY
  The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is artificial.
• AFFECTEDLY
  1. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality. 2. Lovingly; with tender care. Shak.
• AFFECTEDNESS
  Affectation.
• MINCER
  One who minces.
• TRISYLLABIC; TRISYLLABICAL
  Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word. -- Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
• OVERAFFECT
  To affect or care for unduly. Milton.
• MISAFFECT
  To dislike.
• PARISYLLABIC; PARISYLLABICAL
  Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.
• SUPERFINICAL
  Extremely finical.
• INAFFECTED
  Unaffected. -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv.
• OCTOSYLLABIC; OCTOSYLLABICAL
  Consisting of or containing eight syllables.
• MISAFFECTED
  Ill disposed.