adjective
- resembling, containing, or characteristic of jargon; full of specialized or technical language that is difficult for outsiders to understand
Usage: informal; often used critically to describe unnecessarily obscure language
Examples
- The legal document was so jargonish that most people couldn't understand it without a lawyer's help.
- Her presentation was filled with jargonish terminology that lost half the audience.
- The software manual's jargonish language made it useless for beginners.
- He complained that academic papers were too jargonish and inaccessible to the general public.
- The consultant's jargonish report failed to communicate the main findings clearly.
- Medical jargonish terms can confuse patients who are trying to understand their diagnosis.