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able to express your thoughts, arguments, and ideas clearly and effectively

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articulate writing or speech is clear and easy to understand

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a chatty writing style is friendly and informal

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taking a long time to say what you really mean when you are talking or writing

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clean language or humor does not offend people, especially because it does not involve sex

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a conversational style of writing or speaking is informal, like a private conversation

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crisp speech or writing is clear and effective

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expressing feelings or opinions with great force

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using too many words and not easy to understand

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including information that is not relevant to the main subject

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an economical way of speaking or writing does not use more words than are necessary

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suggesting what you mean rather than saying or writing it clearly

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expressing what you mean using clear and effective language

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making your meaning very clear because you have very strong feelings about a situation or subject

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very firmly and clearly

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expressing something such as a feeling or idea in a short and clever or funny way

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relating to the writing of letters

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euphemistic expressions are used for talking about unpleasant or embarrassing subjects without mentioning the things themselves

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flowery language or writing uses many complicated words that are intended to make it more attractive

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expressing yourself in a clear and confident way, without seeming to make an effort

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correct or conservative in style, and appropriate for official or serious situations or occasions

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a gossipy letter is lively and full of news about the writer of the letter and about other people

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expressed in extremely formal language in order to impress people, and often sounding silly because of this

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expressing things in a way that sounds natural

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using a particular type or style of writing

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not able to express clearly what you want to say

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not spoken or pronounced clearly

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unable to express yourself clearly

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used about language or behavior that is appropriate for using with friends but not in formal situations

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similar in style to journalism

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a learned piece of writing shows great knowledge about a subject, especially an academic subject

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a piece of writing that is libelous contains things about someone that are not true

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involving books or the activity of writing, reading, or studying books

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relating to the kind of words that are used only in stories or poems, and not in normal writing or speech

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using words to express feelings in the way that a song would

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having the qualities of music

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using unusual words and complicated sentences

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containing extremely formal and complicated language intended to impress people

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not directly connected with what you are saying or writing

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a pejorative word, phrase, etc. expresses criticism or a bad opinion of someone or something

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picturesque language is unusual and interesting

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a pithy statement or piece of writing is short and very effective

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expressing ideas in a very sensitive way and with great beauty or imagination

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using or supported by strong arguments

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ponderous writing or speech is serious and boring

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trying to seem very serious and important, in order to impress people

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using too many words and therefore boring

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a punchy piece of writing such as a speech, report, or slogan is one that has a strong effect because it uses clear simple language and not many words

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a rambling speech or piece of writing is long and confusing

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writing that is readable is clear and able to be read

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relating to a style of speaking or writing that is effective or intended to influence people

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written or spoken in a way that is impressive but is not honest

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in a way that expects or wants no answer

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using or relating to rhetoric

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a rough drawing or piece of writing is not completely finished

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in a strong and clear way

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expressing opinions about right and wrong behavior in a way that is intended to impress people

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using a lot of long words that most people do not understand

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using words in the way that is typical of Shakespeare’s writing

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containing or using a lot of slang

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relating to ways of creating effects, especially in language and literature

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expressed in a very short but clear way

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using language in a way that is complicated and difficult to understand

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used for describing writing or words that you think are offensive

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someone who is vague does not clearly or fully explain something

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in a way that is not clear

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using more words than necessary, and therefore long and boring

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a well-turned phrase is one that is expressed well

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expressed in a particular way

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using more words than are necessary, especially long or formal words

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to be expressed a particular way

to be fairly/very/not at all willing to talk, especially about yourself and your reasons for doing something

if you write or say something with tongue in cheek, you intend it to be humorous and do not mean it seriously