Euphuism

fi'fD-izm, n. an affectation of exce ive refinement of language a high-flown expre ion.—«. Eu'phuist.—adj. Euphuistlc. [From Eupknes, a book by‘ John Lyly in the time of Queen Elizabeth, which brought the style into vogue—Gr. euphyes, graceful eu, well, phye, growth—phyomat, to grow