1. Plural of euphuism; instances of an ornate, elaborate style of writing or speech characterized by excessive use of metaphor, alliteration, and artificial language.
Usage: archaic or literary; often used to describe affected or overly mannered expression

Examples

• The author's euphuisms made the prose difficult to follow.
• Victorian literature is full of euphuisms that modern readers find tedious.
• His speech was marred by constant euphuisms and flowery language.
• The critic dismissed the novel's euphuisms as pretentious and overwrought.
• She avoided euphuisms in favor of clear, straightforward communication.
• The poet's early work contained numerous euphuisms that he later abandoned.