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also belle-lettristic
Synonyms & Antonyms of belletristic
as in highbrowed, donnish
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for belletristic
- bombastic,
- declamatory,
- florid,
- flowery,
- grandiloquent,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- pompous,
- stilted
- academic
- (also academical),
- donnish,
- inkhorn,
- pedantic,
- scholastic
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for belletristic
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