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20 answers for: Excessive use of words (8)
RANKANSWERCLUE
VERBIAGEExcessive use of words (8)
PLEONASMExcessive use of words that may be found in one psalm (8)
OVERKILLExcessive use of power because king is unwell (8)
VIOLENCEExcessive use of force
RHETORICBombast or excessive use of ornamentation and contrivance in written or spoken discourse
ROIDRAGEViolent behavior due to excessive use of banned athletic substances
SOLECISMUngrammatical use of words - breach of good manners (8)
EXCLAMATIONMARK“Excessive use of ____s is [...] one of the things that betray the uneducated or unpractised writer” (HW Fowler)
TYRANNYExcessive use of power is unknown in radio
OPPRESSIONExcessive use of power
OVERREACH*Excessive use of government power
PARLANCEPoke holes in below-average use of words (8)
ABADANObsolete railway slang (from Iranian oil port) for driver who made excessive use of oil (6)
SATINWOODFurniture maker held demo without excessive use of junk (9)
ABUSEDSubjected to improper, incorrect, or excessive use (6)
HACKNEYEDDulled by excessive use (9)
WILHELMSCREAMCry iconic for its excessive use in movies and TV
IRONICOf the use of words to express the opposite of the literal meaning (6)
ONOMATOPOEIAUse of words conveying the sound of their meaning (12)
IRONYThe humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean (5)