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.
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magniloquent
adjectiveCharacterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style:
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magniloquent
adj (liter) → wortgewaltig (liter)