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ProlagusWords such as ((legendary, great, eminent, visionary, outstanding...)) often used without attribution to promote the subject of an article, while neither imparting nor plainly summarizing verifiable information.
Prolagus Words such as ((legendary, great, eminent, visionary, outstanding...)) often used without attribution to promote the subject of an article, while neither imparting nor plainly summarizing verifiable information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Puffery Feb 27, 2012