magniloquent

mag·nil·o·quent

M0035300 (măg-nĭl′ə-kwənt)adj. Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.

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[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.]

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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 - lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"grandiloquent, tallrhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"

magniloquent

adjectiveCharacterized 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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