Home › Words › E › eftsooneryeftsooneryeftsoonery means the use of extremely obscure and archaic language.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, eftsoonery ranks #7,707 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom eftsoon (or eftsoons) + -ery. Eftsoon, an archaic term meaning "once again" or "soon after", is itself an example of eftsoonery.nounThe use of extremely obscure and archaic language.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tushery 61% match — Writing that makes frequent use of affected archaisms vs eftsoonery →archaeologism 60% match — the use of ponderous, old-fashioned language. vs eftsoonery →econobabble 57% match — Excessively obscure economic jargon. vs eftsoonery →euphuism 57% match — An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes. vs eftsoonery →godwottery 56% match — Affectedly archaic or elaborate speech or writing. vs eftsoonery →inkhornize 55% match — To address (someone) using obscure words. vs eftsoonery →aery 55% match — Dated spelling of eyrie. vs eftsoonery →hyperarchaic 55% match — Extremely archaic. vs eftsoonery →