fancy word
Frequency: 6.57.2 per million words
a complex or sophisticated word used to sound impressive
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Examples (10)
- Don't use such a fancy word when a simple one will do.
- The professor loves dropping fancy words to impress his students.
- She used a fancy word instead of just saying 'help'.
- Stop showing off with fancy words and speak plainly.
- He always reaches for the most fancy word in his vocabulary.
- That's just a fancy word for something very ordinary.
- Writers sometimes use fancy words to sound more sophisticated.
- The child learned a new fancy word and used it all day.
- Don't let fancy words obscure your meaning.
- She replaced every simple term with a fancy word.