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
Tammaratə-MAHR-əEnglish (Rare)
Hermogenes-Ancient Greek
Indrajit-Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Hindi
Jehohanan-Biblical
Oinone-Greek Mythology
IldÓ-Hungarian