euphuism
n.
5< Euphues, fictitious character in two prose romances by John Lyly < Gr euphycs, shapely, graceful < eu3 (see EU3) + phyc, growth < phyein, to grow (see BONDAGE) + 3ISM6
1 the artificial, affected, high-flown style of speaking or writing used by John Lyly and his imitators, characterized by alliteration, balanced sentences, far-fetched figures of speech, etc.
2 any artificial, high-flown style of speech or writing
3 an instance of this
eu$phu[ist
n.