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jeremitaylorically

adverb

  1. gloomily
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Wiktionary

adv

Etymology: From Jeremy Taylor (1613-1667), a clergyman and writer of theology, -ic + -ally.

  1. Like Jeremy Taylor or his prose style; solemn, elaborate, ornate.

    He sate with "his eye in a fine frenzy rolling," and turned his inspired gaze on Marionetta as if she had been the ghastly ladie of a magical vision; then placed his hand before his eyes, with an appearance of manifest pain — shook his head — withdrew his hand — rubbed his eyes, like a waking man — and said, in a tone of ruefulness most jeremitaylorically pathetic, "To what am I to attribute this very unexpected pleasure, my dear Miss O'Carroll?"

    I find his beauties cloying and his style too jeremitaylorically purple.

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