Answer: purpleprose

AnswerCrossword Clue
PURPLEPROSEThe overdramatic speaker at the press conference was known for using ... ...
PURPLEPROSEMaudlin writing
PURPLEPROSEExaggeratedly emotional writing
PURPLEPROSEBulwer-Lytton's "It was a dark and stormy night ...," e.g.
PURPLEPROSEOverly sentimental writing
PURPLEPROSEOverly ornate writing
PURPLEPROSEMelodramatic writing
PURPLEPROSEOverly florid writing
PURPLEPROSEOverwrought writing
PURPLEPROSEFlorid writing
PURPLEPROSEElaborate writing
PURPLEPROSEExcessively ornate writing
PURPLEPROSEFlowery writing