Johnsonese

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Johnsonese \John`son*ese"\, n.
     The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in
     imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style,
     affecting classical words. --E. Everett.
     [1913 Webster]