purple prose

collocation in English

meaningsofpurpleandprose

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purple
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəl/us
/ˈpɝː.pəl/
of a dark ...
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prose
noun[U]
uk
/prəʊz/us
/proʊz/
written language in its ordinary form rather ...
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(Definition ofpurpleandprosefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpurple prose

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Wood swallows too much seventeenth-century counsel'spurpleproseabout these people.
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No one is asking for pages ofpurpleprose, but an awareness of the maintenance of interest would not come amiss.
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In this report there are some passages which could be described as "purpleprose".
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Once again she used a great deal ofpurpleprose, repeating what was said yesterday.
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His speech was laced withpurpleprose.
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Purpleproseis sensuously evocative beyond the requirements of its context.
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The phrase is considered to represent the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style of fiction writing, also known aspurpleprose.
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Purpleproseis sensually evocative beyond the requirements of its context.
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As such, he seems to perceive the world as something similar to a fantasy role-playing game, and speaks almost entirely inpurpleprose.
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Stylistically, the discourse veers abruptly from passages of sublimepurpleproseto crabbed note-book jottings.
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The writing sometimes rises to the level of poetry, sometimes sinks to the level ofpurpleprose.
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