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I have a character that I want to sound very intelligent, well educated, someone who always uses the correct words with no unnecessary filler. I have found the word 'meretricious' which has the pe...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T01:22:22Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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RichK
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2019-12-08T01:22:22Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have a character that I want to sound very intelligent, well educated, someone who always uses the correct words with no unnecessary filler. I have found the word 'meretricious' which has the perfect definition I'm after but I wonder if it's just 'a bit too much' - maybe too obvious that I've used a thesaurus and would result in unrealistic dialog. Does it seem sensible? if not - what alternatives would one recommend? _Gaudy_ and _brazen_ don't have quite the effect I want to reveal this guy's inner workings.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2011-03-16T20:43:28Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 6