What is another word for Euphuist?

Pronunciation: [jˈuːfjuːˌɪst] (IPA)

Euphuism was an ornate, artificial prose style in the 16th century that was popularized by John Lyly's novel Euphues. Therefore, a person known for using this style of writing in their works is referred to as a euphuist. If you are searching for synonyms for euphuist, words like grandiloquent, bombastic, turgid, ornate, and flowery can be considered. Other alternatives include pretentious, overblown, affected, and inflated. Essentially, a euphuist is someone characterized by the use of excessive ornamentation and an artificial style of writing. Therefore, these synonymous words capture the exaggerated nature of euphuism and can be used interchangeably to describe a writer or work that utilizes a similar style.

Usage examples for Euphuist

The unconscionable amount of talk and of writing "about it and about it" which Euphues and the minor Euphuist romances display is at least as prominent in the Arcadia: and this talk rarely takes a form congenial to the modern novel reader's demands.
"The English Novel"
George Saintsbury
Greene's Metamorphosis is Euphuist once more, and Greene's Mourning Garment and Greene's Farewell to Folly are the same, with a touch of personality.
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury
Lodge produced much the most famous book of the Euphuist school, next to Euphues itself, as well as the best known of this pamphlet series, in Rosalynde or Euphues' Golden Legacy, from which Shakespere took the story of As You Like It, and of which an example follows:- "'Ah Phoebe,' quoth he, 'whereof art thou made, that thou regardest not thy malady?
"A History of English Literature Elizabethan Literature"
George Saintsbury

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