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  • adjective Characterised by jargon.

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Examples

  • And habeas corpus is pretty tricky because its jargonistic meaning is so far removed from its literal sense, but it might reasonably be translated as пусть душу представят, I would guess without Googling, or more literally (указаем), чтобы ты представил тело.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » PC 2010

  • And habeas corpus is pretty tricky because its jargonistic meaning is so far removed from its literal sense, but it might reasonably be translated as пусть душу представят, I would guess without Googling, or more literally указаем, чтобы ты представил тело.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » PC 2010

  • The "lexicon" and "grammar" of SF is seen as vulgar and crude on the one hand, lacking in the nuances required to render character effectively (Scientific Fancy), too highly developed on the other, a maths and physics-derived jargonistic geek-speak (Scientistic Fiction).

    The Walls Of The Ghetto Hal Duncan 2005

  • There was one guy, who had given a very good and interesting paper but not shy of putting some of the academic jargon into it, who felt it was important to be able to include the heavily-jargonistic papers too.

    Helpful links, and stuff I've been up to jinty 2007

  • I was rather taken by the interdisciplinary notion of such a journal, and thought it would be rather a good way of ensuring that the over-jargonistic stuff would be, er, less encouraged - because the end material would have to be readable by everyone.

    Helpful links, and stuff I've been up to jinty 2007

  • Yet to use a word I hate (standing for a philosophy that leaves me cold), when one "deconstructs" what Posner is saying, when one "unpacks" it (to use another jargonistic word), it may not hold water, or may at least be highly debatable.

    The Preternaturally Prolific Posner on Plagiarism 2007

  • The "lexicon" and "grammar" of SF is seen as vulgar and crude on the one hand, lacking in the nuances required to render character effectively (Scientific Fancy), too highly developed on the other, a maths and physics-derived jargonistic geek-speak (Scientistic Fiction).

    Archive 2005-12-01 Hal Duncan 2005

  • Once you can talk the language - which is arguably as arcane and jargonistic as anything dreamed up in an ivory tower - then we can figure out how we can help each other.

    Coding Dispositions at GDC 2006

  • Once you can talk the language - which is arguably as arcane and jargonistic as anything dreamed up in an ivory tower - then we can figure out how we can help each other.

    Coding Dispositions at GDC 2006

  • Minority-group member is more appropriate and less jargonistic for an individual.

    Essential Guide to Business Style and Usage PAUL R. MARTIN 2002

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