jargonistic

9.3

Using special words from a certain job that most people find hard to understand

adjective
/ˌdʒɑrɡəˈnɪstɪk/

: jargonístico

She said that if we wished to push toward the center, we must speak the various languages of our clients rather than expect them to understand our jargonistic eloquence.

Examples

Loertscher (2006) quotes Allison Zmuda (2006) as saying, "We must speak the various languages of our clients rather than expecting them to understand our jargonistic eloquence" (p. 10).

Academic text (2007)
The presentation was filled with jargonistic phrases that left the audience confused.
Many technical manuals are written in a jargonistic style that only experts can comprehend.
His jargonistic approach made it difficult for the newcomers to follow the discussion.

Synonyms

wonkish

vsjargonistic

1 9.6

Very focused on technical details that are hard to understand

uses specialized technical language that most people find difficult

Antonyms

clear

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

simple

∞ 1.0

Easy to understand or do

How Technical

arcane

27 9.8

esoteric

Formal

26 9.7

jargonistic

9.3

technical

Specialized

350 4.4

specialized

70 5.4

Surface Forms

jargonistic positive

Morphology

jargonistic = jargon (transparent) = jargon + istic

Meaning is directly formed from 'jargon' + the adjective-forming suffix '-istic', yielding 'relating to or characteristic of jargon'.

Etymology

Jargonistic comes from jargon, which once meant 'chatter' or 'unclear talk'. The ending -istic means 'related to', so jargonistic describes speech or writing that uses special words most people find hard to understand.