Mr. Doyle could help himself by not being so hooky tooty with his adjectives. In his attempt to put down the hosts he has selected two adjectives that are uncommon enough that people need a dictionary to understand them. At the same time, if you read the sentence in simple terms the hosts will swarm themselves. I’d like to see that. 

Globe editor, I would suggest smart, but simple writing, is a better way to impress readers.