empurpled
- adjective
- /ɪmˈpɜrpld/
- Archaic
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florido
- His empurpled descriptions of the sunset made it sound more like a painting than a real view.
Examples
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The novel featured an empurpled writing style that dazzled some readers but bewildered others.
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Their faces were still flushed from the cold, his a ruddy orange and hers an empurpled brown.
Fiction book (1990) -
In utter terror, Connie started to feel faint; her image of Yuri's empurpled face began to blur, and her knees buckled.
Fiction book (1999) -
The author's use of empurpled language made the poem feel overly elaborate and hard to understand.
Synonyms
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7.5
Too big and showy in a way that tries to seem more important than it is
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7.0
Using long, fancy words and complicated sentences that make writing hard to follow
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7.7
Using language that is too fancy or showy
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5.3
Using long, fancy words and many extra details
3
8.6
Being very decorated and showy in style, often with many small details
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4.7
Having too many things to make it look pretty so it feels crowded or showy
Too decorated so it looks showy and not natural
Too decorated with extra words or details that distract the reader
Having very fancy, flowery language with many showy words
About public speaking that is very formal and showy
Speech or writing that uses very grand, showy language
Using long, difficult words in speech or writing
Having many rich decorative details that look complex
Having small decorative details that are unnecessary
Looks unnatural because of too much practice
Too careful or polite to seem natural
Antonyms
How Ornate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word empurpled comes from the prefix em- ('in' or 'make') and the color purple, from Latin purpura ('purple cloth') worn by rich and royal people. So to call writing empurpled is to say it has been 'made purple', meaning bright, showy and too fancy.