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tushery definition

tush·ery (tus̸h′ə rē)

noun

high-flown, pretentious writing, usually larded with archaisms, like that in some sentimentalized historical novels

Etymology: < tush: used by Robert Louis (Balfour) Stevenson to refer to an affected archaic style of writing in romances

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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