overliterary
/ˌoʊvərˈlɪtəreri/
adjective
- Using or involving an overly elaborate, bookish, or formal style of language, often in a way that seems unnatural or pretentious.
- The email was so overliterary that it was hard to understand.
- She avoided overliterary phrases in her blog to keep it friendly.
- His overliterary speech made him sound like a character from a novel.
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