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 tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

mag·nil′o·quence n.

mag·nil′o·quent·ly adv.

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magniloquent

(mæɡˈnɪləkwənt)

adj

(of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent

[C17: from Latin magnus great + loquī to speak]

magˈniloquence n

magˈniloquently adv

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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.

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Adj.

magniloquent - 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.

Translations

dagályosfellengzős

magniloquent

adj (liter) → wortgewaltig (liter)

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