This is the 5713th most frequent Catalan word.
farrés
"Farrés" is a surname in Catalan.
Here, 'farrés' is used as an adjective indicating someone who complicates things excessively.
L'Arnau és un farrés quan es tracta de fer feina.
Arnau is a fussy person when it comes to doing work.
'Farrés' describes the style of the novel, implying that it is overly complicated or verbose.
La novel·la té un estil farrés i difícil d'entendre.
The novel has a verbose and difficult-to-understand style.
In this sentence, 'farrés' characterizes the explanation style as unnecessarily complex.