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grandiloquent
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gran·dil·o·quent
/
grænˈdɪl
ə
kwənt
/
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gran-
dil
-
uh
-kw
uh
nt
]
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adjective
speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
Origin:
1585–95;
grandiloqu(ence)
+
-ent
Related forms
gran·dil·o·quent·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
turgid, inflated, rhetorical, pretentious.
Antonyms
simple, sincere.
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grandiloquent
(ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt)
—
adj
inflated, pompous, or bombastic in style or expression
[C16: from Latin
grandiloquus,
from
grandis
great +
loquī
to speak]
gran'diloquence
—
n
gran'diloquently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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