Barnumesque

Barnumesque
adjective see Barnum

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Barnum — biographical name Phineas Taylor 1810 1891 American showman • Barnumesque adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • sensational — Synonyms and related words: Barnumesque, Gongoresque, Johnsonian, acid, affected, amazing, arresting, astonishing, astounding, bedizened, beguiling, bewildering, big sounding, biting, blatant, brazen, brazenfaced, breathtaking, cloak and dagger,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • yellow — adj 1. golden, gold, aureate, aurific, gilt; honey, xanthous, xanthic, butter, gambogian, quince yellow, zinc yellow, primrose; saffron, daffodil, topaz, banana, jonquil, cadmium yellow, canary yellow; lemon, citron, lutescent, luteous; tawny,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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