Meaning of inkhornism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Pedantry; a preference for inkhorn terms.
   countable, uncountable
2. An inkhorn term.
   countable

Examples

“But the virus of unrestrained inkhornism lurks today, ready to damage⟳ the prose of writers who think⟳ there are no words in the language sufficiently refined to communicate their ideas and who believe⟳ that long, impressive-sounding words must represent⟳ impressive ideas.”

“Mr. Will, whose inkhornisms remain⟳ a weekly treat⟳, has had tough words for former White Housers who write⟳ tell-all books, so the younger George had better watch⟳ his tongue.”

“Grandiloquent terms in particular aimed to dignify the pedestrian. People might use⟳ “pseudo-Latinisms for relatively common things,” similar to the 17th-century inkhornisms that preceded them, Sheidlower said.”

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