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magniloquent Definition

mag·nilo·quent (mag nil′ə kwənt)

adjective

  1. lofty, pompous, or grandiose in speech or style of expression
  2. boastful or bombastic

Etymology: prob. back-form. < magniloquence < L magniloquentia < magniloquus, speaking in a lofty style < magnus, great (see magni-) + loqui, to speak

magniloquent Related Forms

mag·nil′o·quence noun mag·nil′o·quently adverb