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purple
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purple passages
purple prose - writing that is more complicated and formal than necessary. There are long purple passages which distract the reader from the real point of the argument.
See also: passage

purple prose

writing that is more complicated and formal than necessary. Despite occasional passages of purple prose, her latest novel is still very readable.


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