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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Johnsonese

· John·son·ese · IPA
01 n. The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.
  1. 1.
    The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style, affecting classical words.