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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(poetry, rhetoric) Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable..
Soapy fired off a rhopalic sentence, that is, one in which each word is one letter longer than the word that precedes it: "I am the only dummy player, perhaps, planning maneuvers calculated brilliantly, nevertheless outstandingly pachydermatous, notwithstanding unconstitutional unprofessionalism."
Use rhopalic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rhopalic means (poetry, rhetoric) Having each successive word longer by a letter or syllable..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Soapy fired off a rhopalic sentence, that is, one in which each word is one letter longer than the word that precedes it: "I am the only dummy player, perhaps, planning maneuvers calculated brilliantly, nevertheless outstandingly pachydermatous, notwithstanding unconstitutional unprofessionalism."
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