articulate
able to express your thoughts, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively
articulate
articulate writing or speech is clear and easy to understand
chatty
a chatty writing style is friendly and in
circuitous
taking a long time to say what you really mean when you are talking or writing about something
clean
clean language or humour does not offend people, especially because it does not involve sex
conversational
a conversational style of writing or speaking is in, like a private conversation
crisp
crisp speech or writing is clear and effective
declamatory
expressing feelings or opinions with great force
diffuse
using too many words and not easy to understand
discursive
including information that is not relevant to the main subject
economical
an economical way of speaking or writing does not use more words than are necessary
elliptical
suggesting what you mean rather than saying or writing it clearly
eloquent
expressing what you mean using clear and effective language
emphatic
making your meaning very clear because you have very strong feelings about a situation or subject
emphatically
very firmly and clearly
epigrammatic
expressing something such as a feeling or idea in a short and clever or funny way
epistolary
literary
relating to the writing of letters
euphemistic
euphemistic expressions are used for talking about unpleasant or embarrassing subjects without mentioning the thingsthemselves
flowery
flowery language or writing uses many complicated words that are intended to make it more attractive
fluent
expressing yourself in a clear and confident way, without seeming to make an effort
correct or conservative in style, and suitable for official or serious situations or occasions
gossipy
a gossipy letter is lively and full of news about the writer of the letter and about other people
grandiloquent
expressed in extremely language in order to impress people, and often sounding silly because of this
idiomatic
expressing things in a way that sounds natural
in
using a particular type or style of writing
inarticulate
not able to express clearly what you want to say
inarticulate
not spoken or pronounced clearly
incoherent
unable to express yourself clearly
in
used about language or behaviour that is suitable for using with friends but not in situations
journalistic
similar in style to journalism
learned
a learned piece of writing shows great knowledge about a subject, especially an academic subject
literary
involving books or the activity of writing, reading, or studying books
literary
relating to the kind of words that are used only in stories or poems, and not in normal writing or speech
lyric
using words to express feelings in the way that a song would
lyrical
having the qualities of music
ornate
using unusual words and complicated sentences
orotund
very
containing extremely and complicated language intended to impress people
parenthetical
not directly connected with what you are saying or writing
pejorative
a pejorative word, phrase etc expresses criticism or a bad opinion of someone or something
picturesque
picturesque language is unusual and interesting
pithy
a pithy statement or piece of writing is short and very effective
poetic
expressing ideas in a very sensitive way and with great beauty or imagination
polemical
using or supported by strong arguments
ponderous
mainly literary
ponderous writing or speech is serious and boring
portentous
trying to seem very serious and important, in order to impress people
prolix
very
using too many words and therefore boring
punchy
a punchy piece of writing such as a speech, report, or slogan is one that has a strong effect because it uses clear simplelanguage and not many words
rambling
a rambling speech or piece of writing is long and confusing
readable
writing that is readable is clear and able to be read
rhetorical
relating to a style of speaking or writing that is effective or intended to influence people
rhetorical
written or spoken in a way that is impressive but is not honest
rhetorically
in a way that expects or wants no answer
rhetorically
using or relating to rhetoric
rough
a rough drawing or piece of writing is not completely finished
roundly
in a strong and clear way
sententious
expressing opinions about right and wrong behaviour in a way that is intended to impress people
sesquipedalian
very
using a lot of long words that most people do not understand
Shakespearean
using words in the way that is typical of Shakespeare’s writing
slangy
in
containing or using a lot of slang
stylistic
relating to ways of creating effects, especially in language and literature
succinct
expressed in a very short but clear way
turgid
using language in a way that is complicated and difficult to understand
unprintable
used for describing writing or words that you think are offensive
vague
someone who is vague does not clearly or fully explain something
vaguely
in a way that is not clear
verbose
using more words than necessary, and therefore long and boring
well-turned
a well-turned phrase is one that is expressed well
worded
expressed in a particular way
wordy
using more words than are necessary, especially long or words
articulately
circuitously
circumlocutory
conversationally
eloquently
euphemistically
fluently
idiomatically
inarticulately
incoherently
lyrically
parenthetically
pejoratively
pithily
pleonastic
ponderously
portentously
sensationalist
stylistically
succinctly
be couched in something
to be expressed a particular way
have something/a lot/nothing etc to say for yourself
to be fairly/very/not at all keen to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something
with (your) tongue in (your) cheek
if you write or say something with tongue in cheek, you intend it to be humorous and do not mean it seriously
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