magniloquently

Variant of magniloquent

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

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