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adjectivitis

adjectivitis noun: the overuse of adjectives in writing.

Noun

adjectivitis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) The overuse of adjectives in writing.

Origin of adjectivitis

From adjective + -itis.

Questions about adjectivitis

What does adjectivitis mean?
Adjectivitis means the overuse of adjectives in writing.
What part of speech is adjectivitis?
Adjectivitis is a noun.

Words near adjectivitis in the dictionary

  1. adjectiviser
  2. adjectivises
  3. adjectivising
  4. adjectivism
  5. adjectivities
  6. adjectivitis
  7. adjectivity
  8. adjectivization
  9. adjectivizations
  10. adjectivize
  11. adjectivized

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