purple prose



purple prose

writing that is more complicated and formal than necessary Despite occasional passages of purple prose, her latest novel is still very readable.
See also: purple

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kelsey['kelsi]
Voula-Greek
Shi-Chinese
Francine[fra:n'si:n]
AngelaAN-jəl-ə (English), AHN-je-lah (Italian), AHNG-ge-lah (German)English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Late Roman
Sawney-Scottish