inkhornism

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inkhornism

noun inkhornisms

countable, uncountable Pedantry; a preference for inkhorn terms. But the virus of unrestrained inkhornism lurks today, ready to damage the prose of writers who think there are no words in the language sufficiently refined to communicate their ideas and who believe that long, impressive-sounding words must represent impressive ideas.
countable An inkhorn term. Mr. Will, whose inkhornisms remain a weekly treat, has had tough words for former White Housers who write tell-all books, so the younger George had better watch his tongue.

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@misc{inkhornism_2026,
  title = {inkhornism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inkhornism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}