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Hyphen-whore

One who, when writing, has the habit of hyphenating words that do not require hyphenation.
Jack is such a hyphen-whore. I proofread the first paragraph of his paper and found words like "lack-luster", "fully-blown", and "non-existent".
by WerriamMebster July 5, 2012
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