- literaryism
- \\-rēˌizəm\ noun
(-s)
: an instance of or tendency to use excessive refinement of expression in written compositions
every literaryism … fritters away a scrap of the reader's patience — Ezra Pound
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litˈeraryism nounA bookish expression• • •Main Entry: ↑literary
Useful english dictionary. 2012.