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grandiloquent Definition

gran·dilo·quent (gran dil′ə kwənt)

adjective

using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions

Etymology: < L grandiloquus < grandis, grand + loqui, to speak, after eloquent

grandiloquent Related Forms

gran·dil′o·quence noun gran·dil′o·quently adverb

grandiloquent Synonyms

grandiloquent

modif.

pompous, histrionic, bombastic; see bombastic, oratorical. See syn. study at bombastic.

grandiloquent Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • pamphlet: A sophisticated system grandiloquent pamphlet a can move it peter wood who.
  • language: But by far the greatest problem is Dr. Bleys ' grandiloquent language.
  • phrase: What grandiloquent phrases for such a tawdry and criminal aim!