mag·nil·o·quent (m g-n l  -kwnt)adj. Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent. [Back formation from magniloquence, grandiloquence, from Latin magniloquentia : magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + loqu  ns, loquent-, present participle of loqu , to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]mag·nil o·quence n.mag·nil o·quent·ly adv. |
magniloquent
Adjective
(of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous [Latin magnus great + loqui to speak]
magniloquence n
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| Adj. | 1. | magniloquent - lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying" rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" |
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