magniloquent


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mag·nil·o·quent

 (măg-nĭl′ə-kwənt)
adj.
Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.
[Back formation from magniloquence, grandiloquence, from Latin magniloquentia : magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + loquēns, loquent-, present participle of loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
mag·nil′o·quence n.
mag·nil′o·quent·ly adv.

magniloquent

(mæɡˈnɪləkwənt)
adj
(of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent
[C17: from Latin magnus great + loquī to speak]
magˈniloquence n
magˈniloquently adv

mag•nil•o•quent

(mægˈnɪl ə kwənt)

adj.
speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; bombastic.
[1650–60; < Latin magniloquentia elevated language]
mag•nil′o•quence, n.
mag•nil′o•quent•ly, adv.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.magniloquent - lofty in stylemagniloquent - lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
grandiloquent, tall
rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"

magniloquent

adjective
Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:
aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, orotund, overblown, rhetorical, sonorous, swollen.
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magniloquent

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