: Re: Meretricious - A bit too fancy? 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

@Jamie945

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If your readers won't know what it means right away, don't use it. Readers should be able to read through your books without having to stop and look words up. If they have to stop, it throws them out of the story. You want reading to be a smooth process in which the reader is completely absorbed in the story.

As for getting advice on other words to use, that'd be more suited for the English.SE rather than the Writers.SE

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