talk like an apothecary

obsolete To chatter on in a foolishly pedantic manner. The playwright wants to assume his work speaks to the most educated of society, but in truth, each character talks like an apothecary, and their dialogue so fumbling and convoluted as to be laughable.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Anakletos	-	Ancient Greek
Mayme	-	English
Stacey	['steisi]
Yarav'am	-	Biblical Hebrew
Niek	NEEK	Dutch
Slavomir	-	Croatian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic